Refactor duplicate handling to allow any authenticated user to check for duplicates, update API methods to require general authentication, and enhance expense fetching with improved error handling and logging.

pages/dashboard.vue

@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ const interestMenu = computed(() => {
   
   console.log('[Dashboard] Computing interest menu - isAdmin:', userIsAdmin, 'groups:', userGroups);
   
+  // Check if user has sales or admin privileges
+  const hasSalesAccess = userGroups.includes('sales') || userGroups.includes('admin');
+  
   const baseMenu = [
     //{
     //  to: "/dashboard/interest-eoi-queue",
@@ -125,11 +128,6 @@ const interestMenu = computed(() => {
       icon: "mdi-account-check",
       title: "Interest Status",
     },
-    {
-      to: "/dashboard/expenses",
-      icon: "mdi-receipt",
-      title: "Expenses",
-    },
     {
       to: "/dashboard/file-browser",
       icon: "mdi-folder",
@@ -137,6 +135,18 @@ const interestMenu = computed(() => {
     },
   ];
 
+  // Only show expenses to sales and admin users
+  if (hasSalesAccess) {
+    console.log('[Dashboard] Adding expenses to menu (user has sales/admin access)');
+    baseMenu.push({
+      to: "/dashboard/expenses",
+      icon: "mdi-receipt",
+      title: "Expenses",
+    });
+  } else {
+    console.log('[Dashboard] Hiding expenses from menu (user role:', userGroups, ')');
+  }
+
   // Add admin menu items if user is admin
   if (userIsAdmin) {
     console.log('[Dashboard] Adding admin console to interest menu');
@@ -216,33 +226,48 @@ const safeMenu = computed(() => {
     
     console.warn('[Dashboard] Menu is not an array, returning fallback menu');
     
-    // Fallback menu with essential items (including admin for safety)
-    return [
+    // Get current user permissions for fallback menu
+    const userIsAdmin = isAdmin();
+    const userGroups = getUserGroups();
+    const hasSalesAccess = userGroups.includes('sales') || userGroups.includes('admin');
+    
+    // Fallback menu with essential items (respecting permissions)
+    const fallbackMenu = [
       {
         to: "/dashboard/interest-list",
         icon: "mdi-view-list",
         title: "Interest List",
       },
-      {
-        to: "/dashboard/expenses",
-        icon: "mdi-receipt",
-        title: "Expenses",
-      },
       {
         to: "/dashboard/file-browser",
         icon: "mdi-folder",
         title: "File Browser",
       },
-      {
+    ];
+    
+    // Only add expenses if user has sales/admin access
+    if (hasSalesAccess) {
+      fallbackMenu.push({
+        to: "/dashboard/expenses",
+        icon: "mdi-receipt",
+        title: "Expenses",
+      });
+    }
+    
+    // Only add admin console if user is admin
+    if (userIsAdmin) {
+      fallbackMenu.push({
         to: "/dashboard/admin",
         icon: "mdi-shield-crown",
         title: "Admin Console",
-      },
-    ];
+      });
+    }
+    
+    return fallbackMenu;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('[Dashboard] Error computing menu:', error);
     
-    // Emergency fallback menu
+    // Emergency fallback menu - only essential items
     return [
       {
         to: "/dashboard/interest-list",