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Is there any way to block editing on a document when a content approval workflow is active?

So I've got a Document under an approval workflow, but I'd rather not let the users edit the document while the workflow is active to keep consistency on everyone's approval (it's multi-step). I've ...
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How do you track down Workflow Errors in SharePoint 2013?

I recently set up SP 2013 to use workflows and I created a custom workflow in SPD 2013 that basically creates tasks and sets the items status when those tasks are completed. The problem is as soon as ...
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User cannot edit list item even with correct permisions

I am very new to SharePoint and am setting up a vacation approval process with a calendar. The workflow works fine for me. But the users who need to be able to "Approve/Deny" the request get "access ...
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Check SP group permissions in Designer Workflow

Is it possible to check if a particular user is in a Site Group from within a SharePoint Designer Workflow? For example, if the status column of my list item is set to "Approved", it will kick off a ...
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Users not assigned for a task in “Collect User Data” action in SP2010 can complete the assignee's task

This has been bugging me for weeks wherein the task assigned to a specific user which was issued by a workflow through the action "Collect User Data from a user" in SPD2010 can just be completed by ...
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SharePoint 2013 Workflow Authentication Error 401

I'm trying to let a SharePoint 2013 workflow run as a regular user (not a site collection administrator). When starting the workflow it fails right away with the error: RequestorId": ...
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Dynamic permissions setting for forms

I am currently using Sharepoint 2010 with forms designed by InfoPath. I have workflows setup such as when a form is created and checked in, the user has to select the workflow and submit it for ...
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Set fine-grain permissions through a workflow on a single document

Here's the scenario: When a document is created within a specific document library, a workflow will be started. This workflow will require the document owner to select a number of users to be either ...
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Infopath form opens as read only and cannot be submitted by only some users

We have an infopath form that we created so our staff can submit their expenses through SharePoint. This form then needs to be signed and approved by someone in upper management. Once a form is ...
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Permissions required for deploying wsp files and debugging workflows

I am having issues at a client with regards to permissions that I need to request for my account to be able to deploy wsps (using WSPBuilder) to the development environment, and to debug workflows in ...
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Workflow Permissions

I have learned from this article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428324.aspx that "the default setting for associating a workflow is to allow users with Edit Item permissions to manually ...
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Does Workflow run with admin privileges or user?

Does Sequential Workflow run with admin privileges or user's privileges who run a workflow?
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Error: Access Denied when starting sharepoint 2007 workflow

I've done my fair share of searching and still can not find a solution. I've created a simple workflow in Sharepoint 2007 designer. When I check the box "Start this workflow when a new item is ...
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Can workflow impersonation assume farm admin identity?

I wrote a custom workflow action that provisions a site collection and have been some issues getting it work correctly. If I use a farm admin account to create a workflow, can I use workflow ...
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Sharepoint Task Items

I am using a workflow which generates a task on the creation of new item of list. I want that task visible to only 'Assigned To' people not the one who create it. Tell me any way to do this. I have ...
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User with dynamic access can't open task in Outlook

I have a Resume Library, there is a person field "interviewer" in the library. I want dynamically grant access to the interviewer, so the interviewer can only view the resume assigned to him. I can ...
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User permission Problem for workflows in wss-3.0

Im running wss-3.0 on a Windows Server 2003 machine. The User Accounts are AD based. I made a Calendar List with 3 different Permission Groups. Users that can only read the list Users that can add ...
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WSS 3.0 Give user contribute access to a list but preventing them from seeing it?

I'm working on a workflow in WSS 3.0 that involves copying an item from list #1 to list #2. The issue I'm having is that the user that initiates the workflow on list #1 must have contribute ...
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What permissions do I need to open site & workflows in Sharepoint Designer 2007

I'm trying to view/edit a workflow in Sharepoint 2007, but keep getting denied access. In Sharepoint Designer, I click open site, then I put in the URL of the site. Only a portion of the site ...
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How to check if user has a permission to complete task in InfoPath task form?

Is it possible to check if the user has enough permissions to complete task in InfoPath 2010 task form? Or maybe it is possible to show to user read-only view if he has lack of the rights. The full ...
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Binding a Custom Sharepoint Designer Form to a User Task

Is it possible to bind a specific custom SPD form to a user task in a workflow, without InfoPath? Also, is it possible to bind this form to only a specific user's use-rights?
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Grant document approval in workflow

I have a form library with a people picker to determine the document approver. There is a workflow that runs when the item is submitted that grants OOTB Approval permission to whomever is in that ...
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Allow users to approve another task

I have created a custom workflow in SharePoint Designer where I want users to have the ability to approve anothers task if need be. I use a "Custom Task Process" to assign the task to the user. ...
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Use workflow to remove/add group permissions

I want to use a workflow to remove permissions on a calendar event/list item (with a category RPL) for all groups except group 'B' when the calendar event is created. Here is what i have so far but ...
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Email issue with Custom Permission Level

I am facing a stranger issue with custom permission level in MOSS 2007. I created a custom permission level with the following access: Add Items View Items View Application Pages Open Items View ...
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Approval Workflow - Moving document to a read only document library

I have a document library (doclib1) with an approval workflow attached to it. On approval of a document I need to move the document to a separate document library (doclib2) which is read only and then ...
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What is the recommended way of giving one Sharepoint user control over deletion of list items?

I have many (29) Sharepoint calendars, each with a separate owner. I would like to have anyone able to book an appointment in these calendars, but for deletion to be handled only by the calendar ...
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How to require approval around adding users to SP groups?

We have a site owner who we want to be able to create lists, etc. and assign SharePoint groups to have access to them. However, we need to verify (approve) the people she wants to add to those groups ...
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Remove “Add new item” functionality from lists

I have lists where the items are created from nintex workflows. I need to prevent the users from adding list items manually, as the workflows ensure dependencies. Revoking the add item permission is ...
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Can I add a user to a SharePoint Group in a workflow

We need to have a list where contributors request new users to be added to a site. The site owner then needs to approve this request on the list (the users wnat to see the progress of their request as ...
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Why is workflow giving access denied for admin/owner?

I have created a very basic workflow in SPD 2007 - for testing, I've narrowed it down to 1 step: "if 1 equals 1, send an email to myself". Also tried having it just update a field on that list item. ...
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Workflow Predictably but Bizarrely ending in “Stopped” status

Using WSS 3.0 running on SBS2008. I have an Infopath form library, to which I have used SharePoint Designer 2007 to attach a custom workflow. It's a pretty normal workflow which updates a property in ...
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Grant Permission to a multiple people picker column

I won't lose any time so here's what I need help with: I have been trying for a few days to grant contribute & read permissions to the people in 3 people picker columns in a form, the permissions ...
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How to set permissions with updateTask workflow activity?

In workflow I need to reassign a task to someone else, which I do with the updateTask activity. However, here I cannot set permissions (no specialPermissions property), so the new user doesn't see the ...