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PolicyName Property

Returns the name of the permissions policy applied to the active document. Read-only String.

expression.PolicyName

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns a Permission object.

Remarks

Microsoft Office Information Rights Management supports the use of administrative permission policies which list users and groups and their document permissions. The PolicyName property returns the name of the policy applied to the active document, or a default value if a policy was not used.

Example

The following example displays permission policy information about the active document.

    Dim irmPermission As Office.Permission
    Dim strIRMInfo As String
    Set irmPermission = ActiveWorkbook.Permission
    If irmPermission.Enabled Then
        strIRMInfo = "Permissions are restricted on this document." & vbCrLf
        If irmPermission.PermissionFromPolicy Then
            strIRMInfo = strIRMInfo & " Permissions applied from policy:" & vbCrLf & _
            "  Policy name: " & irmPermission.PolicyName & vbCrLf & _
            "  Policy description: " & irmPermission.PolicyDescription
        Else
            strIRMInfo = strIRMInfo & " Default permissions applied." & vbCrLf & _
                "  Default policy name: " & irmPermission.PolicyName & vbCrLf & _
                "  Default policy description: " & irmPermission.PolicyDescription
        End If
    Else
        strIRMInfo = "Permission are NOT restricted on this document."
    End If
    MsgBox strIRMInfo, vbInformation + vbOKOnly, "IRM Information"
    Set irmPermission = Nothing

Applies to | Permission Object