Library policy settings for a standard library

The settings below are the recommended Library Policies for all Document Libraries that will contain permanent documents, such as Property, Human Resource, Development Applications, Subject Files / folders (Business Classification Scheme).

Note

Ensure All audit log boxes are ticked

X indicates what options should be specified

	Anonymous user*	Library Managers	Document/Folder Owners	Operational Policies	Users With
Documents
Create Document		X	X		Add
Check out documents		X
Check In Documents				The user who has checked out the document
Delete Documents		X
Delete document versions		X
Force Check In documents
Change document properties		X	X		Change
Add comments to document		X	X		Read
Delete document comments				Delete Own Comment
Read documents	X	X	X		Read
Access to document version		X	X		Read
Compact Versions
Folders
Create Folders		X
Delete folders		X
Set folder Rules		X
Change folder properties		X	X		Change
Security and Ownership
Read Security List		X	X
Change security		X	X
Change Ownership
Read document comments		X	X		Read
Read Subscriber List		X	X		Read
Meta Data
Add/Change meta data		X	X
Delete Meta Data		X
Set Document Type		X	X
Change Document Type		X	X		Change
Change Retention period		X	X
Change Classification
Change document completion status		X	X		Change
Task and workflows
Create document tasks		X	X		Change
Remove document tasks		X		Task Assigner
Submit document to workflow		X	X		Change
Remove/Stop Workflow		X		Submitter
Log and Reports
View document workflow logs		X	X		Read
Read Document view log		X	X		Read
Read document SOX log
Read document ISO/periodic review log		X	X		Read
Read document classification logs
Delete Classification logs
Miscellaneous
Move items within this library		X	X
Move items to other libraries		X
Add/Remove subscriptions		X