Set permissions for a SharePoint list item using 2013 Workflow
Following are the steps to be implemented in a 2013 workflow to set permissions for a SharePoint list item.
This particular method set the permissions for all users in a group with a particular role permission using REST Calls
1. Build Header Dictionary and set to a variable
Name: Accept
Type: String
Value: application/json;odata=verboseName: Content-Type
Type: String
Value: application/json;odata=verbose
1. Set “Group ID URL” to a variable
[%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]_api/Web/SiteGroups/GetByName('Group Name')?$Select=id2. Set “Role ID URL” to a variable
[%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]_api/Web/RoleDefinitions/GetByName('Role Name')?$Select=id
3. Set “Break Role Inheritance URL” to a variable
[%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]_api/Web/Lists/GetByTitle('Library Name')/items([%Current Item:ID%])/BreakRoleInheritance(copyRoleAssignments=false, clearSubacopes=true)
4. Create Response Variables for “Group ID Response”, “Role ID Response”, “Response Headers” & “Response Code” with data type as Dictionary
5. Make GET REST call using Call Action to “Group ID URL” and assign output to above created variables in step 4
6. Use Get Action ‘d/Id’ from above “Group ID Response” variable and set it to a new variable “GroupID”
7. Make GET REST call using Call Action to “Role ID URL” and assign output to above created variables in step 4
8. Use Get Action ‘d/Id’ from above “Role ID Response” variable and set it to a new variable “RoleID”
9. Make POST REST call using Call Action to “Break Role Inheritance URL” and optionally assign output to above created variables in step 4
10. Set “Set Role URL” to a variable
[%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]_api/Web/Lists/GetByTitle('Library Name')/items([%Current Item:ID%])/RoleAssignments/AddRoleAssignment(principalId=[%Variable:GroupID%],roleDefId=[%Variable:RoleID%])
Add Role:
AddRoleAssignment(principalId=[%Variable:GroupID%],roleDefId=[%Variable:RoleID%])Remove Role:
RemoveRoleAssignment(principalId=[%Variable:GroupID%],roleDefId=[%Variable:RoleID%])
11. Make POST REST call using Call Action to “Set Role URL” and optionally assign output to above created variables in step 4
Reference URL: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dn531432.aspx