Cut loose „add to timeline“ from „manage lists“ permission
Recently we had an issue that we wanted the users to add tasks to the timeline. They couldn’t, because they hadn’t the “manage lists” permissions.
We don’t want them to add views, columns or new lists, they just need to add a Task to the Timeline.
Could you please change this?
Anton Klein
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8 comments
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Ralf
commented
I have the same problem with the permission setting for this time line overview.
For Workspace Manager it is possible to add some tasks to the task list.
For members / visitors it is not possible to add the elements to the timeline.Everyone should have the permission to contribute to the the time line overview.
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S.Kirchhoff
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PLEASE CHANGE THIS!!! I need people with contribute access to be able to add their task to the timeline. I don't want to make everyone a Site Owner to accomplish that task.
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Ype Poortinga
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Ran into this as well today. All of our users have Contribute rights. Our only solution to prevent a mess is removing the Timeline from the page.
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Jeff https://jeffangama.wordpress.com commented
Microsoft you just need to fix sp.ribbon.js line 843, first if checking for permission 12 & 3 (edit list)
if (commandId === 'AddToTimeline') {
if (this.$K_3.has(12) && this.$K_3.has(3)) {
if (this.get_$5_3()) {
var $v_B = (this.get_$5_3()).get_SelectedItems();return !!$v_B && $v_B.length > 0;
} else {
var $v_C = this.get_ctx();
var $v_D = $v_C.ListSchema;if (!$v_D) {
return false;
}
var $v_E = $v_D.PropertyBag;return !!$v_E && (this.get_ecbAdapter()).getCountOfSelectedItems() > 0;
}
}
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Lisa Ching
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Yes, I strongly request that user with CONTRIBUTE permission are able to add to TIMELINE instead of Min. Edit Permission.
We not allow normal users to amend existing site layout or add additional column.
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Anonymous
commented
I need this for our SharePoint Project site.
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Craig Humphrey commented
FYI this was confirmed as an issue back in SP2013, but is still there in SP2016 and SPOnline.
https://christopherclementen.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/sharepoint-2013-add-to-timeline-disabled/
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Perhaps have "add to timeline" capability included in the normal Contribute rights, rather than having it tied to the "manage lists" permission specifically.
I don't want to give my users "manage lists", but they should be able to push/pull items from the timeline.
