Add "Create a Project" button to Staff Area Projects page #5552
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PROJECT_CREATE permission
Introduce a new `PROJECT_CREATE` permission and add it to the ServiceAdministrator role. This permission will be used to control access to project creation, including visibility of a "Create project" button in the Staff Area and access to a project creation form. The button will be added in a subsequent commit; the form will be made available as part of future work in a separate PR.
This variable allows templates to decide whether to render a “Create a Project” button on the Staff Area Projects page, based on the user having the `PROJECT_CREATE` permission. This approach keeps business logic in the view layer while the templates can handle the presentation concern.
Add tests asserting that the `ProjectList` view exposes `can_create_project` as True for users with `PROJECT_CREATE` and False otherwise. The authorised test uses a user with both the `ServiceAdministrator` and `StaffAreaAdministrator` roles, as `ServiceAdministrator` does not have the `STAFF_AREA_ACCESS` permission required to view the Staff Area Projects page; we expect to use this role combination in future per team agreement (https://bennettoxford.slack.com/archives/C069SADHP1Q/p1769013403660589?thread_ts=1768403495.508369&cid=C069SADHP1Q)
Conditionally render a “Create a Project” button on the Staff Area Projects page when `can_create_project` is true. Note: The button does not currently link anywhere; a future PR will add a ProjectCreate view and wire up the navigation. Also, we ensure the search input value is always defined to avoid template resolution errors when no query is present.
Verify that the “Create a Project” button is rendered for authorised users and hidden for unauthorised users on the Staff Area Projects page. These tests exercise the full request → view → template flow.
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Addresses the first two actions of #5473.
Summary of work done
PROJECT_CREATEpermission and assign it to theServiceAdministratorrole.PROJECT_CREATEpermission.Testing
just test-cijust run):ServiceAdministratorrole, checked I could see the button on the Staff Area Projects page.ServiceAdministratorrole and checked that I could not see the button.Screenshot of button
