Column Level Security Web Part User Manual

Column Level Security Web Part User Manual

Column Level Security 

Restrict private list columns to certain users or assign read-only privileges 

User Manual 

Configuring the Column Level Security Web Part

After installing the Column Level Security product to your app catalog, you will see a new web part available for you to add to a page. Using this you can immediately begin applying the product to any existing lists and any new lists created in the future.

To begin, add this webpart to any page:

Column Level Security Fields

This webpart is what you will use to create and/or modify column level security protected columns.

Column Level Security Fields: 

• List Name: Select a list from your preexisting lists to add Column Level Security columns to or modify existing ones
• New Column: This tab allows you to create a new Column Level Security column in the list you’ve selected in the previous step
  • Column Name: Name your new column
  • Column Type: Assign a data type to your new column
  • Column Description: Add a description to your column
  • Require that this column contains information: As it says
  • Copy old data from: Create the new column and populate it with data that exists in a column that is already in your list using this dropdown, this way you do not have to manually move data over to your new protected column type
  • Read Access: Indicate who is allowed to have read only access to the data in this new column
  • Edit Access: Indicate who is allowed to have read and edit access to the data in this new column
  • Reset: Clear the data you’ve entered
  • Save: Save the data you’ve entered
• Modify Column: This tab allows you to modify existing Column Level Security columns in the list you’ve selected in the previous step
  • Column Type: Select which data type column you are searching for in your list to modify, this populates the choices in the next field
  • Column Name: Select the name of the column you would like to modify
  • Column Description: Modify any existing column description if desired
  • Read Access: Indicate who is allowed to have read only access to the data in this new column
  • Edit Access: Indicate who is allowed to have read and edit access to the data in this new column
  • Reset: Clear the data you’ve entered
  • Save: Save the data you’ve entered