Step 2. Data Protection: Add Policy > Step 2: Exceptions (MOSS 2010/WSS4.0)

To add exceptions for the data protection policy:

  1. Click Add from the Step2: Exceptions screen. The Step 2a: Specify sites to be excluded screen appears.

  2. Choose from the following:
    If you choose All sites...

  3. The All sites option enables you to choose from AD user(s)/group(s) only.

  4. Click Next > and go to Step 3.

If you choose Specify a site’s URL...

  1. Click Next >. The Step 2b: Specify accounts to be excluded screen appears.

  2. Select from the following options:

  3. Anyone: to exclude all accounts. Click Finish and proceed to...

  4. Specific accounts: select to choose the specific accounts to exclude and proceed to the next step.

  1. Type an AD user or group name in the Search for AD user(s)/group(s) field.

  2. The Specify a site’s URL option enables you to choose from both AD user(s)/group(s) and SharePoint user(s)/group(s); use the Search for drop down to choose.

  1. Next to Search in, select Users and/or Groups as appropriate.

  2. Click Search. Successful search results will then display in the Available Account(s) window.

  3. Repeat the search as required.

  4. Select all the users/groups you want to add to exclude and click Add to move them to the Selected Account(s) window.

  5. Click Finish. The Step 2: Exceptions screen appears.

  6. Select the exception you added/edited to exclude it and click Next >. The Step 3: Action screen appears.

See also:

About Data Protection

Real-time Data Protection for Doc and Web Content

Step 1: Specify Rules (Data Protection)

Step 3: Action (Data Protection)

Step 4: Specify Notification (Data Protection)

Step 5: Name and Priority (Data Protection)