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External guests and Teams SharePoint site - unusual access question
I've read through all the questions that deal with Guest access, but have not found similar scenario. Team is created with two channels, one public, one private. Our own employees are members (by...
- Hi RB_MMII
See here
https://microsoft365pro.co.uk/2019/07/14/teams-real-simple-with-pictures-controlling-who-can-edit-documents-in-a-channel/
You should be able to do it by amending the permissions on the underlying sharepoint site and giving the specific guest owner or edit permissions and everybody else view or limited view permissions but as you say, it would break inheritance.
The other way I can think of doing this is to set up a completely seperate SharePoint site with no Team attached, set the permissions as needed (the guest owner or edit permissions and all others view or limited view) and then sufacing another document library inside the channel (using a document library tab). Having tested you can do this in both public and private channels. Doing it in this way may be advantageous so you don't break the inheritance of the sharepoint site that the Team sits on
Let me know how it goes and hope one of these ways answers your questions
Best, Chris
Hi RB_MMII
See here
https://microsoft365pro.co.uk/2019/07/14/teams-real-simple-with-pictures-controlling-who-can-edit-documents-in-a-channel/
You should be able to do it by amending the permissions on the underlying sharepoint site and giving the specific guest owner or edit permissions and everybody else view or limited view permissions but as you say, it would break inheritance.
The other way I can think of doing this is to set up a completely seperate SharePoint site with no Team attached, set the permissions as needed (the guest owner or edit permissions and all others view or limited view) and then sufacing another document library inside the channel (using a document library tab). Having tested you can do this in both public and private channels. Doing it in this way may be advantageous so you don't break the inheritance of the sharepoint site that the Team sits on
Let me know how it goes and hope one of these ways answers your questions
Best, Chris
See here
https://microsoft365pro.co.uk/2019/07/14/teams-real-simple-with-pictures-controlling-who-can-edit-documents-in-a-channel/
You should be able to do it by amending the permissions on the underlying sharepoint site and giving the specific guest owner or edit permissions and everybody else view or limited view permissions but as you say, it would break inheritance.
The other way I can think of doing this is to set up a completely seperate SharePoint site with no Team attached, set the permissions as needed (the guest owner or edit permissions and all others view or limited view) and then sufacing another document library inside the channel (using a document library tab). Having tested you can do this in both public and private channels. Doing it in this way may be advantageous so you don't break the inheritance of the sharepoint site that the Team sits on
Let me know how it goes and hope one of these ways answers your questions
Best, Chris
- Hi Chris-
Many thanks for your quick reply -- will have a look at that site, digest your comments, and let you know the outcome.
Cheers!- Morning Chris-
Well, after going through the two options with them, explaining the associated consequences of each, and reminding them of the nature and purpose of Teams, the trust factor that really should exist if two groups are going to collaborate, and highlighting the built-in oversight safeguards (version history, recycle bin, etc), they decided to leave as-is.
Ah, the growing pains of adoption...
Really appreciate your help, though -- I've filed away your second suggestion as that hadn't even occurred to me.
