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Stop folder permissions inheritance

This activity stops inheriting permission from parent for specified folder.

SharePoint Designer phrase#

Stop inheriting permissions on this folder in current list.

Stop folder permissions inheritance activity in the Virto SharePoint permissions workflow

Parameters

Input parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
this folderFolder path inside selected list/document libraryFolder 001; Top Folder/Sub folder 1/sub folder2
current listName or Url of chosen list. If the value field is empty,current list will be used.Tasks; [%Workflow Context:List Name%] /Lists/ Tasks
siteUrlThe URL of a source SharePoint site. If the valuefield is empty, current site will be used.https://contoso/SiteUrl; https://contoso/Sites/SiteUrl; [%Workflow Context:Current Site URL%]/subSite

Example

Example workflow stopping permission inheritance on a folder with the folder path set

Updated on June 17, 2026