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title: Restrict Synced Sharing Document Membership
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description: Make document access granted through Synced Sharing dynamic by preventing users from joining documents as members when they edit or comment on a document. Enable Restrict Synced Sharing Access to block users from becoming permanent document members regardless of their document activity. Ensure that when a user's Synced Sharing access level changes, so does their document access.
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  - Quip
  - Cross Cloud
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# Restrict Synced Sharing Document Membership

Make document access granted through Synced Sharing dynamic by preventing users from joining documents as members when they edit or comment on a document. Enable Restrict Synced Sharing Access to block users from becoming permanent document members regardless of their document activity. Ensure that when a user's Synced Sharing access level changes, so does their document access.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Lightning Experience</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

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    loses access to the record that the document is associated with.">
      <caption>User has access to document via Synced Sharing and edits the document. Then, that user
        loses access to the record that the document is associated with.</caption>
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        <col style="width:33.33333333333333%">
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      <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
        <tr class="">
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d4359e60">Synced Sharing Access</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d4359e63">Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Enabled</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d4359e66">Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Disabled</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Synced Sharing Access" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e60 ">View Access</td>

          <td data-label="Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Enabled" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e63 ">N/A</td>

          <td data-label="Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Disabled" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e66 ">N/A</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Synced Sharing Access" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e60 ">Comment, Edit, and Full Access</td>

          <td data-label="Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Enabled" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e63 ">
            <p>Loses document access</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">N/A for Comment Access</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Disabled" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e66 ">
            <p>Can edit and share the document</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">N/A for Comment Access</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Synced Sharing Access" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e60 ">Salesforce Record Access</td>

          <td data-label="Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Enabled" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e63 ">Loses document access</td>

          <td data-label="Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Disabled" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4359e66 ">Can access and edit the document</td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

User has access to document via Synced Sharing and comments on the document. Then, that user loses access to the record that the document is associated with.   
| Synced Sharing Access | Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Enabled | Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Disabled |
| --- | --- | --- |
| View Access | N/A | N/A |
| Comment, Edit, and Full Access | Loses document access | Can comment on, edit, and share the document |
| Salesforce Record Access | Loses document access | Can access and edit the document |

User has access to document via Synced Sharing and views the document. Then, that user loses access to the record that the document is associated with.   
| Synced Sharing Access | Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Enabled | Restrict Synced Sharing Access is Disabled |
| --- | --- | --- |
| View Access | Loses document access | Loses document access |
| Comment, Edit, and Full Access | Loses document access | Loses document access |
| Salesforce Record Access | Loses document access | Loses document access |

- **[Enable Restrict Synced Sharing Document Access](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.quip_synced_sharing_restrict_access.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Make document access granted through Synced Sharing dynamic. Users who can access a document with Synced Sharing aren’t permanent document members. When their Synced Sharing access level changes, so does their document access.