https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assigneeen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assigneeSat, 24 Apr 2021 15:14:02 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bNicholas Van Dykehttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Nicholas Van Dyke on 4/24/2021 3:14:02 PM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>A task is assigned to a pool of assignees and then accepted by or reassigned to a user with one of the following elevated&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/process-model-object.html#process-security">process permissions</a>:</p> <ul> <li>Process Manager</li> <li>Process Editor</li> <li>Process Administrator</li> <li>System Administrator</li> </ul> <p>After the elevated user reassigns the task back to a user in the original pool of assignees&nbsp;without&nbsp;the above permissions, this<span>&nbsp;</span>user retains the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee (one of the above). They can now assign the task to any user on the site (even to a user not in&nbsp;the original pool of assignees).</p> <p>This behavior is seen regardless of the reassignment <span>privileges&nbsp;</span>set on the task.</p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>The user inherits the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee, who had elevated permissions on the process.</span></p> <p><span>This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is&nbsp;<strong>AN-92864</strong>.</span></p> <h2>Action</h2> <p>Avoid unnecessary reassignment to users with process permissions higher than Viewer.</p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: April 2021</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design, open issues</div> https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee/revision/8Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:11:45 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bNicholas Van Dykehttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsRevision 8 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Nicholas Van Dyke on 4/24/2021 3:11:45 PM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>A task is assigned to a pool of assignees and then accepted by or reassigned to a user with one of the following elevated&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/process-model-object.html#process-security">process permissions</a>:</p> <ul> <li>Process Manager</li> <li>Process Editor</li> <li>Process Administrator</li> <li>System Administrator</li> </ul> <p>After the elevated user reassigns the task back to a user in the original pool of assignees&nbsp;without&nbsp;the above permissions, this<span>&nbsp;</span>user retains the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee (one of the above). They can now assign the task to any user on the site (even to a user not in&nbsp;the original pool of assignees).</p> <p>This behavior is seen regardless of the reassignment <span>privileges&nbsp;</span>set on the task.</p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>The user inherits the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee, who had elevated permissions on the process.</span></p> <p><span>This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is&nbsp;<strong>AN-92864</strong>.</span></p> <h2>Action</h2> <p>Avoid unnecessary reassignment to users with process permissions higher than Viewer.</p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: April 2021</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design, open issues</div> https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee/revision/7Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:36:03 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bZach Puderbachhttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsRevision 7 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 4/6/2021 9:36:03 PM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>A task is assigned to a pool of assignees and then accepted by or reassigned to a user with one of the following elevated&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/process-model-object.html#process-security">process permissions</a>:</p> <ul> <li>Process Manager</li> <li>Process Editor</li> <li>Process Administrator</li> <li>System Administrator</li> </ul> <p>After the elevated user reassigns the task back to a user in the original pool of assignees&nbsp;without&nbsp;the above permissions, this<span>&nbsp;</span>user retains the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee (one of the above). They can now assign the task to any user on the site (even to a user not in&nbsp;the original pool of assignees).</p> <p>This behavior is seen regardless of the reassignment <span>privileges&nbsp;</span>set on the task.</p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>The user inherits the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee, who had elevated permissions on the process.</span></p> <p><span>This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is&nbsp;<strong>AN-92864</strong>.</span></p> <h2>Action</h2> <p>Avoid unnecessary reassignment to users with process permissions higher than Viewer.</p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: March 2021</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design, open issues</div> https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee/revision/6Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:09:57 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bZach Puderbachhttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsRevision 6 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 3/15/2021 4:09:57 PM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>A task is assigned to a pool of assignees and then accepted by or reassigned to a user with one of the following elevated&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/process-model-object.html#process-security">process permissions</a>:</p> <ul> <li>Process Manager</li> <li>Process Editor</li> <li>Process Administrator</li> <li>System Administrator</li> </ul> <p>After the elevated user reassigns the task back to a user in the original pool of assignees&nbsp;without&nbsp;the above permissions, this<span>&nbsp;</span>user retains the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee (one of the above). They can now assign the task to any user on the site (even to a user not in&nbsp;the original pool of assignees).</p> <p>This behavior is seen regardless of the reassignment <span>privileges&nbsp;</span>set on the task.</p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>The user inherits the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee, who had elevated permissions on the process.</span></p> <p><span>This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is&nbsp;<strong>AN-96059</strong>.</span></p> <h2>Action</h2> <p>Avoid unnecessary reassignment to users with process permissions higher than Viewer.</p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: March 2021</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design, open issues</div> https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee/revision/5Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:01:58 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bNicholas Van Dykehttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsRevision 5 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Nicholas Van Dyke on 3/12/2021 10:01:58 PM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>A task is assigned to a pool of assignees and then accepted by or reassigned to a user with one of the following <a href="https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/process-model-object.html#process-security">process permissions</a>:</p> <ul> <li>Process Manager</li> <li>Process Editor</li> <li>Process Administrator</li> <li>System Administrator</li> </ul> <p>After the user reassigns the task back to a user in the original pool of assignees&nbsp;without&nbsp;the above permissions, this<span>&nbsp;</span>user retains the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee (one of the above) and can now assign the task to any user on the site (even to a user not in&nbsp;the original pool of assignees).</p> <p>This behavior is seen regardless of the reassignment <span>privileges&nbsp;</span>set on the task.</p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>The user inherits the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee.</span></p> <p><span>This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is&nbsp;<strong>AN-96059</strong>.</span></p> <h2>Action</h2> <p>Avoid unnecessary reassignment to users with process permissions higher than Viewer.</p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: March 2021</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design, open issues</div> https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee/revision/4Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:01:31 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bNicholas Van Dykehttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsRevision 4 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Nicholas Van Dyke on 3/12/2021 10:01:31 PM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>A task is assigned to a pool of assignees and then accepted by or reassigned to a user with one of the following <a href="https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/process-model-object.html#process-security">process permissions</a>:</p> <ul> <li>Process Manager</li> <li>Process Editor</li> <li>Process Administrator</li> <li>System Administrator</li> </ul> <p>After the user reassigns the task back to a user in the original pool of assignees&nbsp;without&nbsp;the above permissions, this<span>&nbsp;</span>user retains the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee (one of the above) and can now assign the task to any user on the site (even to a user not in&nbsp;the original pool of assignees).</p> <p>This behavior is seen regardless of the reassignment <span>privileges&nbsp;</span>set on the task.</p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>The user inherits the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee.</span></p> <p><span>This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team. The reference number for this issue is&nbsp;<strong>AN-96059</strong>.</span></p> <h2>Action</h2> <p>Avoid unnecessary reassignment to users with process permissions higher than Viewer.</p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: March 2020</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design, open issues</div> https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee/revision/3Sun, 07 Mar 2021 02:49:28 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bZach Puderbachhttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsRevision 3 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 3/7/2021 2:49:28 AM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>A task is assigned to a pool of assignees, then accepted by or reassigned to a user with one of the following <a href="https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/process-model-object.html#process-security">process permissions</a>:</p> <ul> <li>Process Manager</li> <li>Process Editor</li> <li>Process Administrator</li> <li>System Administrator</li> </ul> <p>After they reassign the task to a user in the original pool of assignees who does not have the above permissions, this<span>&nbsp;</span>user retains the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee (one of the above) and can now assign the task to any user on the site - even to a user not in&nbsp;the original pool of assignees.</p> <p>This behavior is seen regardless of the reassignment <span>privileges&nbsp;</span>set on the task.</p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>The user inherits the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee.&nbsp;This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team&nbsp;with reference number <strong>AN-96059.</strong></span></p> <h2>Workaround</h2> <p>Avoid unnecessary reassignment to users with process permissions higher than Viewer.</p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: March 2020</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design</div> https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee/revision/2Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:15:07 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bZach Puderbachhttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsRevision 2 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 2/26/2021 10:15:07 PM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>A task is assigned to a pool of assignees, then accepted by or reassigned to a user with one of the following permissions:</p> <ul> <li>Process&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/latest/process-model-object.html#process-security">Manager</a></li> <li>Process Editor</li> <li>Process Administrator</li> <li>System Administrator</li> </ul> <p>After they reassign the task to a user in the original pool of assignees who does not have the above permissions, this<span>&nbsp;</span>user retains the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee (one of the above) and can now assign the task to any user on the site - even to a user not in&nbsp;the original pool of assignees.</p> <p>This behavior is seen regardless of the reassignment <span>privileges&nbsp;</span>set on the task.</p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>The user inherits the reassignment privileges of the previous assignee.&nbsp;This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team&nbsp;with reference number <strong>AN-96059.</strong></span></p> <h2>Workaround</h2> <p></p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: March 2020</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design</div> https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee/revision/1Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:07:41 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:e456db2c-b911-4560-bf2e-6a43251a591bZach Puderbachhttps://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2213/kb-2182-reassigned-task-inherits-reassignment-permissions-of-previous-assignee#commentsRevision 1 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Zach Puderbach on 12/30/2020 9:07:41 PM<br /> <h2>Symptoms</h2> <p>When a task is assigned to group of assignees, accepted by or reassigned to a process Manager or System admin, and subsequently reassigned to a user from the original pool of assignees, the user can now assign to anyone (just like the Manager and system admin).<br /><br /></p> <h2>Cause</h2> <p><span>Reassignment permissions are inherited by the previous assignee.&nbsp;This issue has been reported to the Appian Product Team&nbsp;with reference number <strong>AN-96059.</strong></span></p> <h2>Affected Versions</h2> <p>This article applies to all versions of Appian.</p> <p><span>Last Reviewed: January 2020</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: known issues, application design</div>