Item-level permissions come in handy for a number of situations. Here are some examples and food for thought:
- Travel plans are submitted to a list, but only those in people columns (supervisor, director, traveler) are allowed to see or find the plan by search.
- Allow “content owners” to edit documents, and everyone else to view only.
- Allow non-admin individuals to set editing permissions for documents or list items by populating a people column
Using a SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflow and an impersonation step, we can:
- Add list item permissions
- Inherit list item parent permissions
- Remove list item permissions
- Replace list item permissions
This tutorial will use the “replace list item permissions” action. Whenever you’re replacing permissions, you must remember to INCLUDE YOURSELF or admin individuals in the replacement permissions or you won’t be able to access the content or help with troubleshooting. Let’s begin!
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