If you are familiar with SharePoint Add-ins, then you may also know about different Add-In permission request scopes available in SharePoint Server 2013/2016/Online. Here is the TechNet article that explains Add-ins permissions in SharePoint.
In this article, I am going to explain different permission request scopes that are available to develop Project Server 2013/2016/Online Add-Ins. The permission request scopes are the permissions that the Add-In requests on behalf of the user. In general, actions that add-in tasks are performed on behalf of the user who runs the add-in; you do not explicitly use impersonation or specify who can run the add-in. If the user does not have those permissions in Project Web App, the app will not run.
| Scope | Permission |
| Enterprise Resources | Read, Write |
| Multiple Projects | Read, Write |
| Project Server | Manage |
| Reporting | Read |
| Single Project | Read, Write |
| Statusing | SubmitStatus |
| Workflow | Elevate |
Enterprise Resources
- This permission request scope requires the Add-in user to have Resource Manager permissions.
- This permission request scope is used to read or write information about Project Web App users.
Multiple Projects
- This permission request scope requires the Add-in user to have Project Manager permissions for some operations and project Team Member permissions for basic read operations, such as task assignments.
- This permission request scope is used to read or write data from/to more than one project.
Project Server
- This permission request scope requires the Add-in user to have Administrator permission for Project Web App.
Reporting
- This permission request scope requires the Add-in user to have log on permission for Project Web App.
- This permission request scope is used to read the Reporting data using Project OData service for Project Web App.
Single Project
- This permission request scope requires the Add-in user to have at least project Team Member permission.
- This permission request scope is used to read or write data from/to a project where the user has the permissions requested.
Statusing
- This permission request scope requires the Add-In user to have permission to submit status updates for projects.
- This permission request scope is used to submit updates for status of assignments, such as times worked, percent complete, and new assignments.
Workflow
- This permission request scope requires the Add-In user to have permission to run Project Server workflows.
- This permission request scope is used to run the add-in with elevated permissions, to enable transitions from one stage to another stage in a workflow. Business logic in the add-in controls stage transitions.
An Add-in can have multiple permission request scopes, including those for other SharePoint permissions, but should have only the minimum necessary for the Add-In functionality. Here are few use case scenarios.
User Case 1: You have a requirement to develop an Add-in that can be used by a Project Web App user to change his/her assignments percent complete and submit the updates on multiple projects, then you should assign/configure the following permission request scopes in your Add-in.
| Scope | Permission |
| Multiple Projects | Read |
| Statusing | SubmitStatus |
User Case 2: You have a requirement to develop a Timesheet Status Report Add-in that can be used by Project Managers/Status Managers/Timesheet Managers as one place to view Resource Timesheet Actuals as well as to review Task Updates/Timesheet Updates, then you should assign/configure the following permission request scope in your Add-in.
| Scope | Permission |
| Reporting | Read |
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User Case 3: You have a requirement to develop a Project Status Report Add-in that can be configured as Project Detail Page to show overall Project Status details, then you should assign/configure the following permission request scope in your Add-in.
| Scope | Permission |
| Reporting | Read |
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