124842 – Microsoft SharePoint: Resource Specific Consent (archived)

Product:

OneDrive, SharePoint

Platform:

Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant

Status:

Launched

Change type:

Admin impact, Feature update

Links:

Details:

Introduction of new .Selected permissions and APIs to support granting applications permissions at all of the levels where it is possible to break inheritance today. This will apply to applications operating in either delegated or app-only mode.

Change Category:
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Release Phase:
Targeted Release (Entire Organization), Targeted Release (Select People), General Availability

Created:
2023-05-03

updated:
2024-07-04

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Direct effects for Operations**

- Direct Impact on IT Operations
- Changes in permission management
- Increased complexity in managing application permissions may lead to misconfigurations.
- Roles impacted: IT Administrators, Security Officers
- Reference: [Microsoft Documentation on SharePoint Permissions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/sp-add-ins/permissions-in-sharepoint-add-ins)
- Potential downtime during implementation
- Users may experience temporary unavailability of SharePoint and OneDrive services during the rollout.
- Roles impacted: IT Support Staff, End Users
- Reference: [Microsoft Service Health Status](https://status.office.com)

- Direct Impact on IT Services
- Altered user experience with application permissions
- Users may face changes in how they interact with applications that require specific permissions, potentially leading to confusion or access issues.
- Roles impacted: End Users, Application Owners
- Reference: [Understanding SharePoint Permissions](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/understanding-permissions-in-sharepoint-3c2b1c3c-7e7e-4f4b-8c1e-7e3e2c7f1e2d)
- Dependency on other IT services
- Integration with other applications relying on SharePoint permissions may be affected, leading to cascading issues across services.
- Roles impacted: IT Architects, Application Developers
- Reference: [Microsoft Graph Permissions Reference](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/permissions-reference)