How to allow non-super users to access custom Flex Objects in Admin2?

Hi,

The short version: flex-objects: true isn't the permission that controls this. In Admin2 the sidebar is built one directory at a time, and each custom directory is only added if the account holds a list grant for it. When you're a Super User that check is skipped, so everything shows. As soon as you set super: false, the account has no per-directory list permission, so the entry gets filtered out and the directory "disappears."

Which key you need depends on whether your directory's blueprint declares its own admin.permissions: block.

1. If it does NOT (the common case for a simple custom directory), the permission falls back to admin.flex-object (note: singular "flex-object", and this grant is shared across all such directories). Grant it like this in the user account:

    access:
      admin:
        login: true
        flex-object:
          list: true
          read: true
          create: true
          update: true
          delete: true

1. If your blueprint DOES declare a permissions block, for example:

    admin:
      permissions:
        api.my-thing:
          type: crudl

then the grant has to match that prefix instead:

    access:
      api:
        my-thing:
          list: true
          read: true
          create: true
          update: true
          delete: true

The list action is the important one for visibility. The others control what the user can actually do once inside.

To check which case you're in, open your directory's blueprint and look for an admin.permissions: key. If it's there, use that prefix (case 2). If it isn't, use admin.flex-object.* (case 1).

One heads-up so it doesn't trip you: the generic action name is registered as plural (admin.flex-objects), but the fallback check for a directory without its own permissions block looks for the singular admin.flex-object.list. So if you grant the plural version it will look correct but won't bring the sidebar entry back. Use the singular form for case 1.

Give that a try and let me know if it shows up.