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Context menu 'Manage access' is missing for some users
While I have the context menu 'Manage access' in modern lists or libraries (see attached screenshot) some users in my company miss this context menu. Can anybody tell me why it is so? I must add that...
I am facing the similar problem where i have added the users through Direct Access option under Manage Access and I am not able to see those users in Direct access list of users and neither in the advanced option, however, when I do a check permission I can see the users having the access. Any suggestions ?
This seems to be a Microsoft update issue. I see the same thing occurred in 2018 (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint/link-to-advanced-permissions-management-disappeared-from/m-p/293682), then again in 2020.
Now it is November 2021 and its happened again. I was able to 'manage access' 3 weeks ago, but now I can't. I've asked our IT provider to escalate the issue to MS Support.
- We have same issue. All document libraries have lost "manage access". It's been moving around for a few weeks and now disappeared completely. We can create a shared link, but this is not suitable as we need to control access directly to individual documents. I, as the site owner, can return to Classis SharePoint and control permissions, but none of my colleagues who need to manage access to documents have this tool available to them.
- Our awesome SharePoint team showed me a very simple solution - Add "Name (linked to document with edit menu)" to current view or a new view. The manage access function then appear son the context menu next to the field. 🙂
This sounds like what I need to do, but I'm afraid I didn't quite follow (I'm new to managing SharePoint). I need to add what to where? Thanks if you can clarify for me.
