Setting Permissions

There are minimal permission requirements to view ComponentOne Web Parts in SharePoint. One of the following must be true:

• Users must be a member of the WSS_WPG group on the Windows server. (Administrators who already belong to the WSS_ADMIN_WPG group do not need to be added to the WSS_WPG group. )

                OR

• Users must have Read & Execute permissions on the folder where ComponentOne Studio for SharePoint is deployed.

Additional permissions are needed for users to edit and save Web Parts:

• Users must have Contribute permission or greater on the SharePoint site. (They must belong to the Home Members or Home Owners group on the SharePoint site, where Home is the name of the site. )

In order to grant certain users limited permissions:

• Users who are members of the Home Visitors group are only granted read permission and, therefore, have limited functionality. Home Visitors can modify Web Part properties but cannot save them. Additionally, Home Visitors do not have permission to browse subsites in SharePoint, so subsites will not be accessible in the Data Source tab of the On-Board Designer. However, SharePoint administrators can change the default SharePoint permissions of the user groups.

To add a user to the WSS_WPG group

1. Select Start > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.
2. In the Computer Management pane on the left, expand System Tools, Local Users and Groups, and select Groups.
3. In the right pane, right click WSS_WPG and select properties.
4. In the WSS_WPG Properties dialog box, click Add. The Select Users dialog box appears.
5. Under Enter the object names to select, enter a user name. You can follow any of the syntax examples below and you can also enter a group name:         
   • DisplayName (example: FirstName LastName)
   • ObjectName (example: Computer1)
   • UserName (example: User1)
   • ObjectName@DomainName (example: User1@Domain1)
   • DomainName\ObjectName (example: Domain1\User1) 

6. Click the Check Names button to find the user or group, which will appear in the text box once it is located.

7. Click OK, and you will notice the user or group now appears in the Members list in the WSS_WPG Properties dialog box.

8. Click OK again to close the dialog box. The user or group will now be able to view ComponentOne Web Parts.

To add a user to the Home Members, Home Owners, or Home Visitors group in SharePoint

1. Open your SharePoint site, and click the Site Actions menu.
2. Select Site Settings and then choose People and Groups.
3. Select Home Members or Home Owners from the list of Groups on the left side of the page.
4. Select New > Add Users.
5. Enter the name of the user in the Users/Groups text box.

   You can also choose to Give users permission directly. Select the control option for the user here. Users must have Contribute permission or greater in order to edit ComponentOne Web Parts.

6. Click OK to add the user to the group.