Break Permission Inheritance activity

An activity that stops subordinate sites, lists, libraries or list items from inheriting permissions from the parent items.


Break Permission Inheritance activity

Configure the Break Permission Inheritance activity

To configure the Break Permission Inheritance activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Examples

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, and open the SharePoint tab.

    Open SharePoint tab
  3. On the SharePoint tab, drag the Break Permission Inheritance activity onto your process.

    Break Permission Inheritance activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Break Permission Inheritance activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Description:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Description:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Break Permission Inheritance

Specifies how to configure the activity to break permission inheritance in SharePoint.

Figure: Break Permission Inheritance screen

Break Permission Inheritance screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

SharePoint

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your SharePoint site.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No
Example:
Refer to:

Create Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for SharePoint
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to SharePoint.
Example:
Refer to:

Break Permission Inheritance For

Description:
Specifies the subordinate items for which to stop permission inheritance.
Allowed Values:
  • Site
  • List/Library
  • List Item
Default Value:
Site
Accepts Variables:
No

Site

Description:
Specifies the URL for your SharePoint site.
Allowed Values:
A valid SharePoint site URL.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:

List

Description:
Specifies the name of the SharePoint library or list.
To Open this Field:
  1. Select List/Library or List Item.
Allowed Values:
A valid SharePoint library name or list name.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

List Item ID

Description:
Specifies the ID of a SharePoint list item.
To Open this Field:
  1. Select List Item.
Allowed Values:
The ID of your SharePoint list item.
Default Value:
${ListItemID}
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

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