Delete Permissions

“Delete an account’s permissions”

To use the Delete Permissions command, complete one of the following three methods:

Method #1

1. Navigate to the DeliverPoint dashboard and using the View Ribbon tab, select either the Farm Centric or Account Centric.
   
   
2. In the tree view, select those nodes, also known as SharePoint objects, to be included in the scope, for example, one or more site collections, sites or an accounts. The properties of the node selected are displayed in the dashboard’s Properties pane. Note: Child nodes are not automatically included.
   
   
3. On the Commands Ribbon tab, click Delete Permissions in the Account Management group.
   
   

Method #2

1. Navigate to the list or library that you want to use as the source for your delete permission.
   
   
2. On the DeliverPoint Ribbon tab, click Delete Permissions in the List Permissions group.

Method #3

1. Navigate to the list or library that contain list items/files whose permission setting you want to use as the source for your delete permission.
   
   
2. On the DeliverPoint Ribbon tab, click Delete Permissions in the Item Permissions group.

The Delete Permissions page is displayed in the dashboard results pane. The nodes included in the scope are display to the right of the page title.

Complete information in the following sections to complete the Delete Permissions operation. You may need to scroll down within the results pane to see all the sections:

1. Delete Permissions From. Use this section to identify the target usernames, Active Directory groups, SharePoint Groups or email address of the account (source) you wish to delete permissions. You can use either:
   
   

• The Browse icon to select the username/groups, or
  
  
• In the people picker text box, type usernames, Active Directory groups or email address separated by a semi colon ( ; ), and then click the Check Names
  icon to verify that you have typed valid usernames.
  
  

2. Job Processing. Select one of the transaction types: Run Now, Run Later or Both. This option determines when the job will be processed. The default setting is Both.
   
   
   
   
3. Options. Select or deselect the check box, Alerts. According to the permissions of the current user, alerts can be chosen to be included or not. For more information, see Security Trimming.
   
   
4. Click Next to display the confirmation screen in the results pane.
   
   
   
   
5. Review the page, If you need to make changes, click the Cancel, otherwise click OK.
   
   The Delete Permissions page is displayed stating that the DeliverPoint jobs have been successfully created. This page does not mean that the Delete Permissions DeliverPoint command is complete. The Delete Permissions command will not be processed until the DeliverPoint job is completed. DeliverPoint executes the job according to the timing of the Transaction Type selected.
   
   
6. Click Return to display the Delete Permissions screen, or click Job Status to display the DeliverPoint Job Status and History page, which you can use to monitor when the Copy Permissions DeliverPoint job.

*Note: You can display the DeliverPoint Job Status and History page from the View Ribbon tab on the DeliverPoint dashboard.