Hi Folks,
first of all I would like to know if the Workflow-Settings checkbox "Require Manage List Rights" only applies to manually started workflows or does it also apply to workflows that should be started automatically by item-created/item-modified? Any official information on that would be great!
This is the option I'm talking about:
Unfortunately the help is not 100% clear at this point as it says "When this setting is checked, the user starting the workflow will require the Manage Lists right and the Contributor permissions level.".
Of course I tested it myself but got a rather unsatisfying result:
First Test on Nintex 2013 (my local machine):
- Activated the checkbox "Require Manage List Rights" in the workflow
- Removed ALL permissions from the list AND the web for a test user
- Provided Contribute-rights for the test user only on the list
- Checked if Testuser can start workflow manually ==> No, he can't!
- Checked if Testuser can start workflow by creating an item ==> Yes, he can!
Result: Seems like the "Require Manage List Rights" option does not affect workflows started automatically by creating/updating an item.
Second Test on Nintex 2010 (customer machine):
- Activated the checkbox "Require Manage List Rights" in the workflow
- Checked users permission (Has contribute on whole site and the specific list but no "Manage Lists" right)
- Checked if User can start workflow by creating an item ==> No, he can't!
- Checked if User can start workflow manually ==> Still waiting for feedback from the customer
Result: Seems like the "Require Manage List Rights" option DOES affect workflows started automatically by creating/updating an item.
Am I missing something obvious here? Or did Nintex modify this option for 2013 without asking me if I'm fine with it? 
I would be very grateful if someone could check this out on his/her machine and give me some feedback on the results.
Thanks a lot!
Cheers
Philipp
