Oct 21 2016 02:23 AM
Hi,
I am wondering if there is an easy way to manipulate permissions in SharePoint Online.
First I'm going to lay out my assumptions (so they can be challenged) and then some questions.
Has anyone seen a really clear 'user guide' that will explain the more subtle ways that documents permissions are handled in SharePoint Online that I can pass on to my users?
Thanks,
Paul
Oct 21 2016 05:54 AM - edited Oct 21 2016 06:29 AM
Your second assumption is not correct. Files inherit the permissions of their container, unless they have been explicity assigned file level perms (which is a VERY bad idea in almost every scenario).
You may find these helpful, https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Understanding-permission-levels-in-SharePoint-87ecbb0e-6550... and https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Edit-permissions-for-a-list-or-library-02d770f3-59eb-4910-a...
Oct 21 2016 07:44 AM
SolutionAug 17 2017 02:39 AM
Regarding the version history it is kept if you move. If you copy instead you keep only the latest version. At least in my experience that's the way it works. I have achieve so either programmatically through the file.move() method or doing drag n' drop using the open in windows explorer feature.
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Oct 21 2016 07:44 AM
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