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Data Source Library Grayed Out

After cleaning up permissions on our sites, I encountered a problem trying to access a site using the Data Source Library.  I received an error: “The web <site url> cannot be opened.”  When I opened the site in SPD the Data Source Library was grayed out.  With the help of the Dean we found the problem.  Somehow in my permissions cleaning the fpdatasources permissions were altered.  I corrected the problem using the following steps:

 

1.       Open the problem site in SPD

2.       In the Folder List navigate to _catalogs/fpdatasources

3.       Right-click fpdatasources and click the Security tab

4.       Click “Manage permissions using the browser.”

5.       Add the appropriate permissions.

 

You may have to refresh or restart SPD to see the change, but the Data Source Library should no longer be grayed out.

 

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2 Responses to “Data Source Library Grayed Out”

  1. Roy Joyson says:
    October 26, 2009 at 2:22 am

    Hi Scott,
    Can you please confirm whether you are able to see the _catalogs/fpdatasources without having the site collection administrator role?

    Iam able to see only after adding the user to the SiteCollection admin role.
    Thanks
    Roy Joyson

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    • scottm says:
      October 26, 2009 at 10:04 am

      Roy-

      I have only ever tried it with Site Collection Admin permissions, so I can’t really confirm if it only works with those permissions. It would make sense to me though if this was the case. And it sounds like your test confirms it as well.

      Scott

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