Create "write-only" permissions for WSS3 document library?

HI,

I have a requirement for a document library where some users should only be
able to add to the library, not open the documents that has been added by
others.

I wanted to create a custom permission level with List Permissions - Add
Items as the only permission, but it seems to force List Permissions - View
Items as well.

Accepting this pair of permissions, I then give certain users this level of
permissions, but those users then can't see the document library at all (and
therefore don't seem to be able to add to it).

Can anyone give me some help on getting something like this working?

Thanks
Martin

Martin0
Thu Nov 23 07:15:01 CST 2006

Well I've added the List Permissions - View Application Pages (which includes
enumerate lists) permission so now the users can see the list contents,
unfortunately they can open documents contributed by other users. So the
overall problem remains.

Anyone?

Thanks
Martin

"Martin0" wrote:

> HI,
>
> I have a requirement for a document library where some users should only be
> able to add to the library, not open the documents that has been added by
> others.
>
> I wanted to create a custom permission level with List Permissions - Add
> Items as the only permission, but it seems to force List Permissions - View
> Items as well.
>
> Accepting this pair of permissions, I then give certain users this level of
> permissions, but those users then can't see the document library at all (and
> therefore don't seem to be able to add to it).
>
> Can anyone give me some help on getting something like this working?
>
> Thanks
> Martin
>

Martin0
Thu Nov 23 07:26:01 CST 2006

I wonder if this is a bug.

WSS3 Help topic "Permission levels and permissions" talks about dependant
permissions. In particular, it says Add Items is dependant on View Items,
View Pages and Open. Yet only View Items is auto selected when you select
Add Items.

I wonder if the auto selecting of dependant permissions is correct, but
under the surface other permissions are also being enabled in accordance with
the documentatoin.


???
Martin




"Martin0" wrote:

> Well I've added the List Permissions - View Application Pages (which includes
> enumerate lists) permission so now the users can see the list contents,
> unfortunately they can open documents contributed by other users. So the
> overall problem remains.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Thanks
> Martin
>
> "Martin0" wrote:
>
> > HI,
> >
> > I have a requirement for a document library where some users should only be
> > able to add to the library, not open the documents that has been added by
> > others.
> >
> > I wanted to create a custom permission level with List Permissions - Add
> > Items as the only permission, but it seems to force List Permissions - View
> > Items as well.
> >
> > Accepting this pair of permissions, I then give certain users this level of
> > permissions, but those users then can't see the document library at all (and
> > therefore don't seem to be able to add to it).
> >
> > Can anyone give me some help on getting something like this working?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Martin
> >