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PhilineVon's avatar
PhilineVon
Steel Contributor
Sep 05, 2017

Re: New Profile Cards show recent files - although we have the graph disabled

 @Mark Kashman would you be able to advise as to why we see documents in the new peoples cards on Sharepoint/OneDrive although we have the graph disabled.

Thanks

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  • Stefan Debald's avatar
    Stefan Debald
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    Sep 05, 2017

    The profile card can show recent documents you have shared in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint in Office365. Only you can see your private documents on your own profile card unless you decide to share them. Other users can only see documents on the profile card they have already access to in Office 365. Have a look at "Your profile in Office 365" to learn more about what is shown on the profile card.

     

    If you don't allow access to the graph for your tenant, you disable all functionality in Office 365 that is powered by the graph, such as Delve and the Discover view in OneDrive for Business. However, other users will still have access to documents which they have permissions to. They will still be able to open them, search for them in SharePoint search, or see them on the profile cards. 

     

    If you want to keep a document private, store it in OneDrive for Business and choose not to share it. If you want you can always share it with others later. I hope this information helps explain the observed behavior.

    • PhilineVon's avatar
      PhilineVon
      Steel Contributor
      Sep 05, 2017
      Thanks Stefan for clarifying this.

      We have disabled the Graph for the very reason that we don't want documents to be presented in Delve, nor highlighted anywhere else eg SharePoint HomePage. Aware that this is permissions related, but there is a huge difference between being able to access documents or having these shoved in front of you and seeing what someone is working on right now, if you are just looking for someone's contact. Hence disabling documents being shown in Delve but overriding this and showing them in the profile card everywhere else is inconsistent.
      Staff are just not comfortable with content being made available that way .
      It would be appreciated if the Graph setting would be adhered to across all features and not just Delve.