List of rights (Office SharePoint Server)

Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09

In this article:

• List permissions

• Site permissions

• Personal permissions

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 includes 32 permissions that are used in the six default permission levels. You can change which permissions are included in a particular permission level (except for the Limited Access and Full Control permission levels), or you can create a new permission level to contain specific permissions.

List permissions

The following table shows the List permissions that are available in Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Permission	Description	Dependent permissions	Included in these permission levels by default
Manage Lists	Create and delete lists, add or remove columns in a list, and add or remove public views of a list.	View Items, View Pages, Open, Manage Personal Views	Design, Full Control
Override Check Out	Discard or check in a document that is checked out by another user without saving the current changes.	View Items, View Pages, Open	Design, Full Control
Add Items	Add items to lists, add documents to document libraries, and add Web discussion comments.	View Items, View Pages, Open	Contribute, Design, Full Control
Edit Items	Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries, edit Web discussion comments in documents, and customize Web Part pages in document libraries.	View Items, View Pages, Open	Contribute, Design, Full Control
Delete Items	Delete items from a list, delete documents from a document library, and delete Web discussion comments in documents.	View Items, View Pages, Open	Contribute, Design, Full Control
View Items	View items in lists, view documents in document libraries, and view Web discussion comments.	View Pages, Open	View Only, Read, Contribute, Design, Full Control
Approve Items	Approve minor versions of list items or documents.	Edit Items, View Items, View Pages, Open	Design, Full Control
Open Items	View the source of documents by using server-side file handlers.	View Items, View Pages, Open	Read, Contribute, Design, Full Control
View Versions	View past versions of list items or documents.	View Items, Open Items, View Pages, Open	View Only, Read, Contribute, Design, Full Control
Delete Versions	Delete past versions of list items or documents.	View Items, View Versions, View Pages, Open	Contribute, Design, Full Control
Create Alerts	Create e-mail alerts.	View Items, View Pages, Open	View Only, Read, Contribute, Design, Full Control
View Application Pages	View forms, views, and application pages. Enumerate lists.	Open	All

Site permissions

The following table shows the Site permissions that are available in Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Permission	Description	Dependent permissions	Included in these permission levels by default
Manage Permissions	Create and change permission levels on the Web site and assign permissions to users and groups.	View Items, Open Items, View Versions, Browse Directories, View Pages, Enumerate Permissions, Browse User Information, Open	Full Control
View Usage Data	View reports on Web site usage.	View Pages, Open	Full Control
Create Subsites	Create subsites such as team sites, Meeting Workspace sites, and Document Workspace sites.	View Pages, Browse User Information, Open	Full Control
Manage Web Site	Perform all administration tasks for the Web site, and manage content.	View Items, Add and Customize Pages, Browse Directories, View Pages, Enumerate Permissions, Browse User Information, Open	Full Control
Add and Customize Pages	Add, change, or delete HTML pages or Web Part pages, and edit the Web site by using a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible editor.	View Items, Browse Directories, View Pages, Open	Design, Full Control
Apply Themes and Borders	Apply a theme or borders to the entire Web site.	View Pages, Open	Design, Full Control
Apply Style Sheets	Apply a style sheet (.css file) to the Web site.	View Pages, Open	Design, Full Control
Create Groups	Create a group of users that can be used anywhere within the site collection.	View Pages, Browse User Information, Open	Full Control
Browse Directories	Enumerate files and folders in a Web site by using Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer and Web DAV interfaces.	View Pages, Open	Contribute, Design, Full Control
View Pages	View pages in a Web site.	Open	View Only, Read, Contribute, Design, Full Control
Enumerate Permissions	Enumerate permissions on the Web site, list, folder, document, or list item.	View Items, Open Items, View Versions, Browse Directories, View Pages, Browse User Information, Open	Full Control
Browse User Information	View information about users of the Web site.	Open	All
Manage Alerts	Manage alerts for all users of the Web site.	View Items, Create Alerts, View Pages, Open	Full Control
Use Remote Interfaces	Use SOAP, Web DAV, or Office SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.	Open	All
Use Client Integration Features	Use features that launch client applications. Without this permission, users must work on documents locally and then upload their changes.	Use Remote Interfaces, Open	All
Open	Open a Web site, list, or folder to access items inside that container.	None	All
Edit Personal User Information	Users can change their own user information, such as adding a picture.	Browse User Information, Open	Contribute, Design, Full Control

Personal permissions

The following table shows the Personal permissions that are available in Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Permission	Description	Dependent permissions	Included in these permission levels by default
Manage Personal Views	Create, change, and delete personal views of lists.	View Items, View Pages, Open	Contribute, Design, Full Control
Add/Remove Personal Web Parts	Add or remove personal Web Parts on a Web Part page.	View Items, View Pages, Open, Update personal Web Parts	Contribute, Design, Full Control
Update Personal Web Parts	Update Web Parts to display personalized information.	View Items, View Pages. Open	Contribute, Design, Full Control