SharePoint User Group UK

Hi all, Is their a way of setting up alerts on User Information Lists?? (ie People and Groups)

I would find it very usefull to be alerted when a user is added or removed to the Site Coll permissions I have setup (and very much want to control)

Afterall, if they are just standard lists then the alert functionality should be able to extend to them?.

As far as I am aware it is a standard list, just a sort of 'Hidden' list. You could probably add an alert programatically?

Hello,

I think yes it is possible. We can just go to list settings and enable workflow there.

 

or can just create the custom workflw on SPD to send email when users are deleted or added on the list

 

 

OOB workflows seem to exhibit strange behaviour on User Information Lists. The approval workflow only activates on edit of an existing item, when creating new items (ie users) in the list the workflow does not trigger

Unfortunately, SPD does not list User Information Lists in its drop down for lists to apply a workflow to.

Programmtically, via a feature, looks like the only way to go!

 

There is a more straightforward way, I've just tested it and it worked ok.

Get the ID of the User Information List using SharePoint Manager or an equivalent, navigate to '/_layouts/SubNew.aspx?List={REPLACE-WITH-LIST-GUID}', replacing the placeholder with the GUID you retrieved and hit return. Voila! You can add an alert in the normal way!

If you wanted this link as a permanent fixture, get a Content Editor Web Part onto the list and paste this link into it.

Steve