nextcloud / nextcloud/contacts

Allow setup of a new nextcloud user account based on contact information.

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Admin should have the possibility to generate an nextcloud user account based on information from the contacts.

Describe the solution you'd like

Extend the context menu for a contact and add "Generate user account ...", switch to user account setup dialog, prefill all available and necessary data.

Describe alternatives you've considered

None

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Research direction

Start at the contact context menu and the user account setup dialog described in the issue. Trace how available contact information is represented and how account setup is entered, then define the fields that can be prefilled. Done means an administrator can launch account setup from a contact and see the available necessary data populated.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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