Is there anyway to set permissions on an item depending on a column value? I was think about creating a feature to do this but do I have to?
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No, you will need a custom solution for this! For example an asynchronous list item event handler. But be careful with item level permissions - you should not exceed 1000 unqiue security boundaries in a single list. See Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2010. |
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You can use an impersonation step within a SharePoint Designer workflow to modify permissions. You don't need to custom code, unless you have more requirements. |
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if you are not a developer and cannot develop an event receiver, try to use this - http://www.infowisesolutions.com/product.aspx?id=SmartActionPro it can update the permissions of a list item according to column value, exactly as you need. though, there is a limitation for lists with a large amount of items with specific permissions, so you would have to consider that before you are trying to find a way to apply the permissions. |
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Actually, there is a way to do this without code, but you need this addon from codeplex. First, you can create a view and filter the view based on the value of a column. So, for instance, if you create a column called "permissions" and set the value to 1, then you can create a view that filters on that column value. Now that you have the right view created, you can use the addon I mentioned to show or hide that view based on which usergroup a person belongs to. It's a wonderful addon - I wonder why Microsoft never included this functionality in the first place. |
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