Hi, I'm using MOSS 2007. I created document library and different folders and subfolders inside. Now I need to disable permission to modify properties and delete top level folders but keep ability to create new subfolders and change their properties and contents. Could this be done in sharepoint? I didn't find any way to allow this. If i grant rights to modify top level folders, users can delete and change them and if I grant only read permissions users are not allowed to create their subfolders. Thanks in advance!

Hi, You can define this in sharepoint. The permissions can be defined at folders and subfolders level. By going through the problem description, I would suggest you to do the following steps: 1. At the document library level provide contribute access. This will enable your users to create folders at top level. 2. Then at folders and subfolder level break the permissions from the parent and provide read access. This will avoid them to be deleted by your users. I hope this will help you out. Thanks, Rahul Rashu

Hi, You can give permissions at folder levels, for top level folder give read permission and at sub folder level give contribute permission. Other option is to use event handler to restrict users from modifying properties and deleting top level folders, for this you need to check whether folder is top level folder or not and cancel events (ItemUpdating and ItemDeleting) in case of top level folder. Hope this helps. Regards.

Hi, You can give permissions at folder levels, for top level folder give read permission and at sub folder level give contribute permission. Other option is to use event handler to restrict users from modifying properties and deleting top level folders, for this you need to check whether folder is top level folder or not and cancel events (ItemUpdating and ItemDeleting) in case of top level folder. Hope this helps. Regards.

Thanks for reply! But if I give read permissions for top level folder, users won't be able to create new subfolders, and they are supposed to do that. How can I allow them to do so?

Thanks for reply! But if I give read permissions for top level folder, users won't be able to create new subfolders, and they are supposed to do that. How can I allow them to do so?

Assume that SLibrary is Document library, TLFolder is the top level folder and SLFolder is subfolder. SLibrary > TLFolder > SLFolder Provide 'Read' permission to the users at SLibrary Document library level and let the TLFolder inherit permission from the parent, then break permission at the subfolder SLFolder--Cheers

Assume that SLibrary is Document library, TLFolder is the top level folder and SLFolder is subfolder. SLibrary > TLFolder > SLFolder Provide 'Read' permission to the users at SLibrary Document library level and let the TLFolder inherit permission from the parent, then break permission at the subfolder SLFolder--Cheers

Okay, but user won't be able to create SLFolder2 if TLFolder inherits "Read" permissions from document library and I need them to be able to do so.How can I allow that? Thanks.

Okay, but user won't be able to create SLFolder2 if TLFolder inherits "Read" permissions from document library and I need them to be able to do so.How can I allow that? Thanks.

Break permission at the subfolder SLFolder and provide contribute permission. So when a new folder SLFolder2 is created under SLFolder, by default the SLFolder2 will inherit the permissions of SLFolder. --Cheers

Break permission at the subfolder SLFolder and provide contribute permission. So when a new folder SLFolder2 is created under SLFolder, by default the SLFolder2 will inherit the permissions of SLFolder. --Cheers

I mean that I need users to create folders under TLFolder (SLFolder2,SLFolder 3 etc), not only under SLFolder. Thanks.

In that case, I would suggest what Rohit has suggested, to create a event handler to check if the folder is top level folder and prevent users from deleting if so. --Cheers

Hi there, Did you try adding custom permission levels? You can select the desired permission level at list level, site level and personal view level. If you didnt do this before, Please go to Site settings --> under Users and Permissions , click Advanced Permissions --> under settings, Permission Levels --> add a permission level. Alternatively, you can get this page using this URL http://<your Site>/_layouts/addrole.aspx. You can select the desired permissions and create the permission level. Use this permission level in the document library and its folders for the users. Hope this will solve your problem. Loge.