Set Permission activity
An activity that sets the permissions for a SharePoint site, site collection, lists, or library.

Configure the Set Permission activity
To configure the Set Permission activity, do the procedure in this topic.
Examples
Good to Know
- To send an email notification, click
Advanced
> Email Notifications
.
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
- In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
- You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
- This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
How to Start
- Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
- In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, and
open the SharePoint tab.
- On the SharePoint tab,
drag the Set Permission
activity onto your process.
General Configuration
Specifies the basic settings for the Set Permission activity.

Good to Know
- Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.
Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Display Name |
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Description |
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Set Permission
Specifies how to configure the activity to set permissions in SharePoint.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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SharePoint |
|
Create |
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Set Permission for |
|
Site |
|
List |
|
List Item ID |
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User / Group Configuration
Specifies the users and groups to set the permissions.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Permission Type list |
|
Search |
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Details |
Permission Levels
Specifies the permissions to set for the selected users and groups.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Permission Level |
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Description |
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