SharePoint Permission levels are basically the rights or authority a user is assigned to or given to perform some specific action or task in the SharePoint application site or list items.
There are some default permission levels in the SharePoint for users, like a user having:
- Read permission (Can view pages and list items and download documents)
- Contribute permission (can view, add, update, and delete list item and documents)
- Design permission (can view, add, update, delete, approve and customize)
- Full control
Now, sometimes, we have a requirement when we want the users who can view, add, and update but cannot delete any data from the list. At that time, we cannot use the default contributor user. So, these are some of the scenarios where the Custom permission levels come into the picture. Now, we will see how we can create custom permission levels in SharePoint.
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First of all, let's make sure that we have got the admin privileges for our site collection so that we can create custom permission. Below are the steps.
- Login to your site collection.
- Go to site settings > Site Permission
- Click on Permission level (refer below image)
- Give a name to your Permission Level and then select the permission you want for this level. (Ex- Add Item, Edit Item and so on...)
- Once you click on the Create button, it will be added to the list of all the permissions.
- Now, you need to create a group (refer to the below image) and select your custom permission level.
- Now, add users to your new groups (These users will have your Custom Permissions).