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Transfer Ownership of Shared Items

Purpose

When a user account is removed from Practice Protect, any items from Land & Catch or Secured Items that have not been shared with another team member will be deleted. Items that have been shared with another team member can be transferred to a specific staff member in the firm (we recommend the System Admin). The guide below provides two methods for handling this.

Option 1: Setup a policy to automatically transfer shared items to a specific staff member in the firm when the original owner is removed.
Option 2: Manually transfer ownership of shared applications, Secured Items, and folders to a specific user or manager.

If you are unsure how to configure this policy before sharing a secured item, please reach out to us here to complete this for you.

For a guide on how to share Secured Items you can click here.
For a guide on how to share Land & Catch applications you can click here.

Instructions

Configure a policy to transfer ownership of shared items

1. Configure Policy Settings to transfer ownership of secured items

  • In the Admin Portal select Core Services and then Policies (ex. Default Policy) > User Security Policies > User Account Settings > User Shared Apps.
  • Tick the check box next to Transfer Ownership of Shared Items.
  • Select the Owner Type (Manager or Specified User) and click Add to enter priority list to transfer ownership.
  • If you select Specified user, click Add and search for a user to add.
  • Hit Save to apply configuration.

  • When the owner of a shared item is deleted, it will now be transferred to the user you have specified.

Manually initiate the transfer of ownership

Note: Enable the transfer of ownership policy for the user whose items are being transferred. Refer to “Configure a policy to transfer ownership of shared items” for guidance.

We recommend suspending the user before starting the transfer to prevent the user from adding items that won’t be transferred.

  1. In the Admin Portal, go to Core Services > Users. Select a user, then go to Account.
  2. Click Actions > Transfer ownership.
  3. Select Manager or Specific user, then enter or select the person’s name.
    Note: The transfer completes within several minutes, depending on the number of items being transferred. 
  4. Click Transfer.
Updated on June 27, 2024

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