Can you make a more concrete example. Not Sure I understand what users_id refers to.
On Monday, 3 September 2012 22:43:10 UTC-5, Kevin C wrote: > > The title isn't very descriptive, but I hope this paragraph clears things > up. > > Basically we are creating a basic SaaS app. Users will log in at > theirname.oursite.com to an administrative panel. Each administrative > panel is tied to a user ID from the auth table. So basically here is what > should happen: > > User visits theirname.oursite.com/admin > Web2py retrieves users_id field from stores table (This field assigns > ownership of each store to a user id) > Web2py auth decorator should ensure that the logged in user ID is that of > the store owner > > I understand how to write the decorator, but what is the best way to > retrieve the users_id from the stores table and store it? Sessions? > Temporary variable that is set on each page load? > > Please forgive my ignorance. I am completely new to web2py and want to > develop using best practices. I appreciate any guidance you can offer. > > Thank you. > --