Modify Folder Security Smart Service Share Share via LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link Print On This Page Overview The Modify Folder Security smart service allows you to select a user to be added to a specified folder as a reader, author, and/or administrator. Only a System Administrator or a Knowledge Center Administrator can add users in these roles. Caution: This node can only be executed with the appropriate user rights. Attempting to complete this task without sufficient rights generates an error message for the Process Administrator and pauses the process. Properties Category: Document Management Icon: Assignment Options: Attended/Unattended Configuration options This section contains tab configuration details specific to this smart service. For more information about common configurations see the Process Node Properties page. Data tab This tab displays all the Node Inputs and Node Outputs for the Service Node. You can add additional inputs and outputs, if needed. The default inputs are: Input Type Required Multiple Folder Folder Yes No Readers People No Yes Authors People No Yes Administrators People No Yes The users and groups selected as readers, authors, and administrators will be added to that role for the folder. The folder's existing readers, authors, and administrators, will not be removed when this smart service executes. a!modifyFolderSecurity() The Modify Folder Security smart service is available as an expression function that can be executed inside a saveInto on a Interface Component or as part of a Web API. Syntax a!modifyFolderSecurity( folder, readers, authors, administrators, onSuccess, onError ) Parameters Keyword Type Description folder Folder The folder you want to set security for. readers List of User or Group The new users and groups to have reader access to the folder. authors List of User or Group The new users and groups to have author access to the folder. administrators List of User or Group The new users and groups to have administrator access to the folder. onSuccess Any Type A list of saves or an HTTP response to execute after the smart service executes successfully. Created with a!save() or a!httpResponse(). onError Any Type A list of saves or an HTTP response to execute when the smart service does not execute successfully. Created with a!save() or a!httpResponse(). Feature compatibility The table below lists this smart service function's compatibility with various features in Appian. Feature Compatibility Note Portals Partially compatible Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API. Offline Mobile Incompatible Sync-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Real-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions. Process Reports Incompatible Cannot be used to configure a process report. Process Events Incompatible Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event. Process Autoscaling Compatible Feedback Was this page helpful? SHARE FEEDBACK Loading...