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GroupA assigns tasks to GrpB; ALL members can see/add/edit the whole list; GrpB can edit but not delete;
Read last paragraph for more context and ancillary information. It may not be necessary though. (Trying to respect your time)
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Tasks come into frontdesks (GrpA) for the maintenance department(GrpB). We have Office 365 Enterprise1. I want to create a shared resource I call "The Bucket". All members of both groups can add/edit tasks but GrpB can't delete anything.
I also want a unified mailbox called bucket@mydomain.com where we can funnel all inbound emailed tasks then convert those emails to tasks.
End result, everyone has one list of everything to be done and the status of the tasks, see the bucket emails. I do not want maintenance to be able to delete emails or tasks.
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I manage beach houses with the help of an awesome frontdesk squad and maintenance department that is lacking in task management skills. I also have many many hours in research and trying to have the exact end result described below. I've tried several ways but always seem to be missing one piece. I'm hoping someone here has global knowledge of shared mailboxes, public folders and exchange in general so the can tell me which is the most logical way to set this up. I love tinkering and figuring things out on my own but I can't put any more time in this. I'm getting behind in my job-job. I know just enough about this stuff to really sound dumb.
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Tasks come into frontdesks (GrpA) for the maintenance department(GrpB). We have Office 365 Enterprise1. I want to create a shared resource I call "The Bucket". All members of both groups can add/edit tasks but GrpB can't delete anything.
I also want a unified mailbox called bucket@mydomain.com where we can funnel all inbound emailed tasks then convert those emails to tasks.
End result, everyone has one list of everything to be done and the status of the tasks, see the bucket emails. I do not want maintenance to be able to delete emails or tasks.
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I manage beach houses with the help of an awesome frontdesk squad and maintenance department that is lacking in task management skills. I also have many many hours in research and trying to have the exact end result described below. I've tried several ways but always seem to be missing one piece. I'm hoping someone here has global knowledge of shared mailboxes, public folders and exchange in general so the can tell me which is the most logical way to set this up. I love tinkering and figuring things out on my own but I can't put any more time in this. I'm getting behind in my job-job. I know just enough about this stuff to really sound dumb.
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Thanks for your time!
If I end up with edited tasks that are blank then I fire them. There's not plausible deniability for malicious intent.
Is that "task folder for GrpB" a shared mailbox or a public folder?
Or do I just create a task list in my profile and share it out to everyone and tweak permissions for the groups/individuals?
I've tinkered with the permissions method and if GrpB was just one person then I would have stuck with that. But it's got to be a shared resource. Their non-task communications on their company email shouldn't be in this shared resource.
Also, if I have a shared mailbox then it bloats everyone's Outlook folder trees a little. Adds a little white noise to daily operations but I think it's the only way to have email and tasks associated with this "bucket."
If I end up with edited tasks that are blank then I fire them. There's not plausible deniability for malicious intent.
Is that "task folder for GrpB" a shared mailbox or a public folder?
Or do I just create a task list in my profile and share it out to everyone and tweak permissions for the groups/individuals?
I've tinkered with the permissions method and if GrpB was just one person then I would have stuck with that. But it's got to be a shared resource. Their non-task communications on their company email shouldn't be in this shared resource.
Also, if I have a shared mailbox then it bloats everyone's Outlook folder trees a little. Adds a little white noise to daily operations but I think it's the only way to have email and tasks associated with this "bucket."
If grpB corresponds to a shared resource (mailbox), it's a good idea to create a security group with all the members, and use that group to add permissions on both the shared mailbox and 'the bucket'. There should be no problem granting folder permissions to a security group, so you can use this if 'the bucket' is either another mailbox or simply a folder within your mailbox.
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I will do that. It sounds like shared mailbox is the way. But how do those tasks and emails get handled on iPhones and Androids. Having the tasks with reminders roll out to devices would be nice. If I create a separate sub calendar in Outlook, that hits my phone. I just can't imagine that this will work like that AND maintain the permissions. If it does show up like a separate task list, I find it hard to believe that Android nor iPhone will block maintenance from deleting BUT allow them to edit. That is probably going to take testing right?
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I forgot the updated that to handle shared resources. I think I saw it on twitter or something. I use TouchDown on Android or the native email app so I was thinking those routes. Awesome. I'm testing now.
I would consider something like granting the Author level permissions on the tasks folder for GrpB, or simply granting a custom set of permissions. You can review the available options here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff522363(v=exchg.150).aspx
It's not necessary to adjust them with PowerShell, you can just right-click on a folder in Outlook or OWA and do so.