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SharePoint Comments in Lists
CD3000 Yes, currently there is no way to change this behavior.
Also, to add comments on list item, use needs "Edit" permissions on item and when you grant edit permissions on item, you cannot restrict them from editing the fields in the list.
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ganeshsanap There seems to be a bug here though, because if a user is @mentioned on an item in a folder with unique permissions, the original permissions are dislodged. Example:
Item is submitted to a list which can initially only be accessed by an admin group
The list has a folder with unique permissions which are edit and granted to UserA, and full control granted to admin group
Admin moves the item to the folder for UserA and normally this results in the item inheriting the folder permissions so UserA now has edit rights to the item.
But if admin @mentions UserB and moves the item to the folder for UserA, the item no longer inherits the folder permissions and item permissions are changed so that now UserB has edit rights and UserA has "none"
This can't be the intended result of @mentioning someone.
mattchowell As per my understanding, when you mention any user in the SharePoint list item comments who does not have permissions on the list item, the permission inheritance on that list item will be broken and user will be granted the permissions.
So, that list item will not have permissions from folder or from SharePoint list - it will have it's own permissions.
Reference: SharePoint Online: All you need to know about Commenting in Lists
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- That makes sense - but only IF the mentioned user is added to the permissions. Removing a user who's explicitly been granted permissions is asinine - especially since there's no notification that that has happened.