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ControlPoint 8.7 - User Guide

Preface Getting Started with ControlPoint Using Discovery to Collect Information for the ControlPoint Database Cache Searching for SharePoint Sites Managing SharePoint Objects Using ControlPoint Policies to Control Your SharePoint Environment Managing SharePoint User Permissions Data Analysis and Reporting
Specifying Parameters for Your Analysis Analysis Results Display Generating a SharePoint Summary Report Analyzing Activity Analyzing Object Properties Analyzing Storage Analyzing Content Generating a SharePoint Hierarchy Report Analyzing Trends Auditing Activities and Changes in Your SharePoint Environment Analyzing SharePoint Alerts Analyzing ControlPoint Policies Analyzing Users and Permissions The ControlPoint Task Audit Viewing Logged Errors
Scheduling a ControlPoint Operation Saving, Modifying and Running Instructions for a ControlPoint Operation Using the ControlPoint Governance Policy Manager Using Sensitive Content Manager to Analyze SharePoint Content for Compliance Using ControlPoint Sentinel to Detect Anomalous Activity Provisioning SharePoint Site Collections and Sites Default Menu Options for ControlPoint Users About Us

Managing Permissions Inheritance

The ControlPoint Manage Permissions Inheritance action lets you break or restore permissions inheritance of sites, subsites, lists, folders, and items across your SharePoint farm.

SharePoint Objects Included in the Operation by Default

The following table identifies the SharePoint objects that are included in the Break/Restore Inheritance operation by default.

Operation

Scope

Objects Included by Default

Restore Inheritance

 

Site Collection

All sites, subsites, lists, folders and items within the selected scope.

NOTE:  You can use the Change Selection option if you want to exclude individual sites, lists, folders, and items.

Site

The site itself and all lists, folders and items within the site.

NOTE:  If you have checked the Include Children box in the Selection pane (that is, you want to include child sites of the selected site), you can also choose to exclude the selected site itself (so that child sites will inherit from it).

List

The list itself.

NOTE:  By default folders and items are not acted upon.  You can, however, use the Change Selection option to explicitly select any folders, and items you want to include.

Break Inheritance

 

Site Collection

All sites and subsites within the selected scope.

NOTE:  By default, lists, folders, and items are not acted upon.  You can, however, use the Change Selection option to explicitly select any lists, folders, and items you want to include.

Site

The site itself and all subsites.

NOTES:

· By default, lists, folders, and items are not acted upon.  You can, however, use the Change Selection option to explicitly select any lists, folders, and items you want to include.

· If you have checked the Include Children box in the Selection pane (that is, you want to include child sites of the selected site), you can also choose to exclude the selected site itself (so that child sites will no longer inherit from it).

List

The list itself.

NOTE:  By default, folders and items are not acted upon.  You can, however, use the Change Selection option to explicitly select any folders, and items you want to include.

To manage permissions inheritance:

1Select the object(s) for which you want to break or restore inheritance.

2Choose Users and Security > Manage Permissions Inheritance.

3Use the information in the following table to determine the appropriate action to take.

If you want to ...

Then ...

restore permissions inheritance

select the Restore Inheritance radio button.

Restore Inheritance

break permissions inheritance

a.Select the Break Inheritance radio button.

b.Select whether you want to:

·Copy Permissions from Parent

OR

·Leave Permissions Empty.

Break Inheritance

4If you initiated the action at the site level and want to act only on child site(s), check the Include Children only (exclude selected sites) box.

NOTE:  This option is valid only if one or more sites (other than root sites) were explicitly selected.

Now you can:

·run the operation immediately (by clicking the [Run Now] button)

OR

·complete the Enforce Policy section and schedule the operation to run at a later time.

OR

·save the operation as XML Instructions that can be run at a later time.

If you chose the Run Now, option, after the operation has been processed:

·a confirmation message displays at the top of the page, and

·a ControlPoint Task Audit is generated for the operation and displays in the Results section.

If you schedule the operation, a link to the Task Audit is included in the scheduled action notification email.

See also The ControlPoint Task Audit.

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