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Delegate a Site or an Application Feature as Read/Write (IIS 7)

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Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

When you configure the delegation state for site or application features, you can delegate a feature as Read/Write. When you delegate a feature as Read/Write, users who connect to the site or application can see the feature in the UI and configure it. This is useful when you want to delegate control of a feature, such as connection strings, to a user in a site or application so that you do not have to configure it yourself.

Prerequisites

For information about the levels at which you can perform this procedure, and the modules, handlers, and permissions that are required to perform this procedure, see Delegation Feature Requirements (IIS 7).

Exceptions to feature requirements

  • None

To delegate a site or application feature as Read/Write

  1. Open IIS Manager. For information about opening IIS Manager, see Open IIS Manager (IIS 7).

  2. In the Connections pane:

    • If you want to configure the delegation state of site features, click the server node in the tree.

Note

To configure the delegation state of features in a specific site or all sites on a Web server, you must be a server administrator. 

  - If you want to configure the delegation state of application features, use the tools in the **Connections** pane to connect to the site that contains the application or applications. Then click the site in the tree.

Note

To configure the delegation state of features in a specific application or all applications in a site, you must be a server administrator, or a user who has permission to connect to the site that contains the application or applications.

  1. In Features View, double-click Feature Delegation.

  2. Optionally, in the Actions pane, click Custom Site Delegation or Custom Application Delegation if you want to configure delegation for a specific site or application. Then select a site from the Site list or an application from the Application list.

  3. Select a feature in the list and then click Read/Write in the Actions pane.

See Also

Concepts

Configuring Delegation for a Site or an Application in IIS 7
Managing Connections in IIS Manager (IIS 7)