My Sites have features that can be controlled by personalization permissions. These permissions are managed under the Shared Services Provider in the SSP Administration console. These permissions can be set for specific users or active directory security groups. The table below outlines the features available with each my site access level. The personalization permissions used with each level are noted below the table.
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My Sites Access |
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Features |
None* |
Public** |
Private*** |
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Search and view user profile information |
X |
X |
X |
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Maintain "My Profile" details |
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X |
X |
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Add and maintain "My Links" |
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X |
X |
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Access to "My Links" on user access toolbar |
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X |
X |
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Add and maintain "My Colleagues" |
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X |
X |
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Maintain "My Memberships" |
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X |
X |
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Access to "My Site" on user access toolbar |
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X |
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Personal workspace for private and shared document storage |
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X |
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Host personal blog, wiki, and other collaboration features such as discussion boards and document libraries |
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X |
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Customize personal workspace with web parts and RSS feeds |
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X |
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Track colleague updates to blogs, user profile details, and memberships |
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X |
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Aggregate documents and tasks from other site collections |
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X |
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Collaborate and share information on a personal level |
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X |
*: Requires users to have no personalization permissions under the Shared Services Provider
**: Requires users to have “Use personal features” personalization permissions under the Shared Services Provider
***: Requires users to have “Create personal site” and “Use personal features” personalization permissions under the Shared Services Provider
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