Change Site Settings Service

    Configure Change Site Settings services to define the Change Site Settings service request template for business users. You can change the site settings when you want to update the site information.

    To create or manage services, click Service in the Request Management group within Settings.

    On the interface for creating or editing a Change Site Settings service, configure the following settings.

    NOTE

    For information about common service settings that exist in all types of services, refer to Common Service Settings.

    1. Scope – Specify the scope by manually inputting URLs or selecting from the tree.

      • Manually input URL – Click Add Your Own URL and then enter the URL in the text box. Repeat to add more URLs.

      • Select scope from tree – Expand the tree to select the desired nodes by selecting the corresponding checkboxes.

      You can also choose to Use SharePoint Online context to automatically populate the service request scope. Select this checkbox to retrieve and use the SharePoint Online context in the service request scope. In the request triggered from the Site Information Card app part, the URL of the site where the Site Information Card resides will be retrieved. The site URL will be automatically used as the request scope. Choose one of the following options:

      • Allow Business User to Edit the URL – The site URL will be automatically filled into the text box, and the requester can edit it.

      • Show as Read-Only to Business User – The site URL will be displayed as read-only, and the requester cannot edit it.

      • Hide from Business User – The site URL will be hidden from the requester.

    2. Click the arrow on the right-hand side to proceed to the next step.

    3. Change Site Settings – Choose to allow business users to change the Title, Description, Metadata of the site, and/or to Apply AvePoint Cloud Management Deployment Manager Plan by selecting the corresponding checkboxes. Note the following:

      • If you selected the Metadata checkbox, click Add Metadata to go to the Add Metadata window. In the Add Metadata window, select desired metadata and click Add to List. The metadata displayed here is configured in Settings > Request Management > Metadata. You can also create or edit metadata first, and then add the metadata to the list. The metadata you added can be edited by business users in the request form.

        You can also select the Enable adding or deleting metadata checkbox to allow business users to add or delete metadata when submitting a request for this service.

      • If you selected the Apply AvePoint Cloud Management Deployment Manager Plan checkbox, select one or more Deployment Manager plans from the table. If you select multiple plans, you must select a default plan from the drop-down list.

        NOTE

        To use the Deployment Manager plan, your tenant must have a Microsoft 365 service account profile. The service account will be automatically added to the Site Collection Administrators group during the deployment process, and it will be automatically removed from the administrator group when the deployment is completed.

        Choose whether to assign a plan for the site whose settings will be changed via this service, or allows business users to select a plan when submitting a request for this service. Choose from the following:

        • Assign by IT Admin – The plan selected from the Default Selection drop-down list will be applied to the site defined on the request page. Select either Show as Read-Only to Business User or Hide from Business User.

        • Assign by Business User – Allows business users to select a plan when submitting requests for this service. The default plan selected in this service will become the default option, and business users can change it to another plan. You can also select the Require Business User Input checkbox to require business users to select a plan in the service request.

    4. When you have finished configuring settings for this service, choose one of the following options:

      • Click the arrow on the left-hand side to go to the previous steps to review and modify your configurations.

      • Click Save to save all of the configurations and return to the Service Management interface.

      • Click Save and Activate to save all of the configurations and activate this service, which allows users to submit requests for this service.

      • Click Cancel to return to the Service Management interface without saving any configurations.