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Power App User Roles and Permissions with Sharepoint

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Hello i'm kinda new to powerapp and i'm trying to make my first apps. I find quite easy to handle the app but i have a big doubt related to user roles and permission management. 

 

Let's say i make a simple canvas app which is based on a sharepoint list, for instance a dictionary app made with the template who creates:

  • a main view with a gallery showing the words and a search bar
  • a detail page where you can read the meaning of the selected word
  • an edit page who lets you edit the selected word or create a new word

 

If i've understood correctly, to share the app i should publish it and then all the people who is part of that office group related to the sharepoint list will have access to it. If i want to let someone else use my app, i have to add him to the sharepoint group list. 

 

Is it correct? is there a way to manage permissions in a better way?

I would like to allow data management only via App, without allowing people to access the data directly via the sharepoint list. Is this possible?

 

how can i define roles? I noticed my app only let me define CoOwners who can edit my app, and users who can use it.

I'd like to define different levels of use... for instance HR department could read and edit, regular users should just read.

How to do that?

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  • v-jefferni Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Antonioclk ,

     

    Permissions of accessing SharePoint site and lists are required for users to use PowerApps Apps that include the lists as data sources. You can use a list to manage user permissions. To prevent users manage data of the list, you can hide the lists in the site from users:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD5piH5Bd20

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    Best regards,

  • suparna-banerje Profile Picture
    36 on at

    You can define AAD Security Groups or Office 365 group -1 for HR and 1 for Regular user, add HR as co-owner and Regular user as user only. Add the users to the relevant groups. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/share-app#share-an-app-with-office-365-groups

     

    Please note that both groups should have access into the SharePoint data source. To add security groups to SharePoint, it needs to be email enabled.

  • grim_mushroom Profile Picture
    on at

    Thanks for sharing this invaluable video. Hiding a Sharepoint list solved my problem. 

    The users can now use the App, but are not able to see the list with the submitted answers. 

     

    What we need to keep in mind: this is hiding ONLY. If one tries very hard, he is still able to open the list. But would need to guess the URL.

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