Rename Actions and Ownerships To Something More Meaningful on the front-end.

[mikebronner]

The current labels "Actions" and "Ownerships" are technical internals leaking into the UI. They're ambiguous and not aligned with how authorization concepts are described in the broader Laravel ecosystem or end-user vocabulary. This issue tracks renaming them to clearer, more intuitive terms.

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Terminology Proposal

"Actions" → "Abilities"

Rationale: Laravel's own Gate facade uses the term "abilities" (Gate::allows('edit-post', $post)). Aligning with core Laravel vocabulary reduces cognitive friction for developers. It's also clearer than "actions" (which sounds like UI buttons or event handlers) and more specific than "permissions" (which often implies CRUD at a coarse level).

Alternatives considered:

• Permissions — universally understood but ambiguous (people conflate permission sets with individual abilities)
• Capabilities — accurate but uncommon in the Laravel ecosystem
• Privileges — enterprise-y, not in common Laravel use

"Ownerships" → "Owned Resources"

Rationale: "Ownerships" sounds like a noun-ified concept nobody actually says. "Owned Resources" is plain English — it describes what the user owns, not an abstract concept. It maps naturally to the domain (a user owns certain records).

Alternatives considered:

• Assignments — implies delegation, not ownership
• Resource Access — muddies with permission concepts
• My Records — too informal, not suitable for admin UI

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Acceptance Criteria

• The label "Actions" is replaced with "Abilities" in all Nova resources, views, index tables, form fields, and tooltips
• The label "Ownerships" is replaced with "Owned Resources" in all Nova resources, views, index tables, form fields, and tooltips
• Database column names and API contracts are unchanged (UI-only rename)
• Any Nova resource titles, navigation labels, or breadcrumbs using the old terms are updated
• No other terminology changes are introduced in this PR (scope-limited)

Test Coverage

• Integration test: Nova views render "Abilities" where "Actions" previously appeared
• Integration test: Nova views render "Owned Resources" where "Ownerships" previously appeared
• Regression test: existing API references and database queries continue to work unchanged

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WSJF

Factor	Score
Business Value	Medium (8)
Time Sensitivity	Low (5)
Risk Reduction	Low (5)
Numerator	18
Size	Small (3)
WSJF Score	6.0

[mikebronner]

Escalated by Dev Agent

This issue has been escalated because:

The replacement terminology has not been decided. The acceptance criteria state the new names are "to be decided — e.g. Permissions or Abilities." This is a product/UX decision that needs human input before implementation can begin.

Action needed: Decide what "Actions" and "Ownerships" should be renamed to across the front-end, then update the AC with the final terms.

[mikebronner]

Miss Wormwood should brainstorm this and inorporate the suggestions in the acceptance criteria

[mikebronner]

Blocked by Dev Agent

Issue: Cannot identify what "Actions" and "Ownerships" labels should be renamed in the UI.

Context:

• The AC references renaming labels in "Nova resources, views, index tables, form fields, and tooltips"
• This repo uses Blade views, not Nova resources
• The terms "Actions" and "Ownerships" don't appear as visible UI label text in the code
• The blade views reference:
  • Column headers: "Create", "View Any", "View", "Update", "Delete", "Restore", "Force Delete" (CRUD verbs)
  • Dropdown values: "any", "own", "other" (ownership levels)
• Entities "Action (Laravel Governor)" and "Ownership (Laravel Governor)" are filtered from views

What was attempted:

• Searched blade views for "Actions" and "Ownerships" as visible label text
• Checked config, controllers, and models for label definitions
• Looked for Nova resources (none exist)

Clarification needed:

• Are "Abilities" and "Owned Resources" concept names that should appear in comments/docs, or are there Nova resources/admin UI components not in this repo?
• Should the entity names in filters be updated? (e.g., "Action (Laravel Governor)" → "Ability (Laravel Governor)"?)
• Is there a companion package or separate Nova resource package where these labels appear?

Clearing status for retriage.

[mikebronner]

PR: #119

[mikebronner]

Review Summary

✅ All AC implemented and verified
✅ Tests passing
✅ Code review passed — approved for merge

PR ready: #119

[mikebronner]

Escalated: Multiple Review Cycles ⚠️

This PR has gone through 3+ review cycles without resolving all feedback.
Escalating to Mike for manual review and decision.

PR: #119