Setting up Content Contribute and Content Approve permission to different users

Requirement : Need to set up content 'Contribute' permission for one user and another user for Content 'Approve' permission

Solution

Please note that users available in Active Directory can act as the users of MOSS application.That means, the users available in SiteActions-> Site Setting->People and Groups.

This menu item available only after enabling Publishing Feature of MOSS

1) Set up the users in Active Directory.

2) Take SiteActions-> Site Setting->People and Groups.

3) Click on 'All People' menu item available in left side menu.

4) Add new user with 'Contribute' permission from drop down or select radio button 'Give User Permission Directly' and check the check box 'Contribute'

5) Repeat step 1 to Step 2 to add a new user as “approver' of the added content

6) Add new user with 'Approve' permission from drop down or select radio button 'Give User Permission Directly' and check the check box 'Approve

7) Then take the site/ sub site where you need to implement above feature

8) Click Site Actions-> Site Settings->Modify Pages and Library Settings

9) Click on 'Versioning Settings' link comes under 'General Settings'

10) In Content Approval section radio button 'Require Content Approval for Submitted Items' to 'Yes'.

11) Then Try to login as 'contributor' and try to edit the content in any page. One can see a button at top of the page “submit for Approval' click on it

12) Then Login as 'Approver' and take the above same page, submitted for approval.

13) Click 'Approve' button.

14) Then changes will reflect in page.

Note : -

If there are sub sites in web portal, the above steps has to be followed in all sub site to enable this feature

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