Data Source Permissions
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Data source permissions dictate which actions users in your Atlas project can perform on the data source. You can also set data source permissions to make a data source only visible to a subset of users.
The following table describes the data source permission levels:
Data Source Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| Can view any chart on a dashboard that uses the data source. You can grant this permission to specific users or everyone in the Atlas project for the given data source. Data source |
| Inherits all actions from Note If you create a data source and do not have the
|
| Inherits all permissions from Author and can also
manage all aspects of the data source. |
Permissions Granted by Project Roles
Charts automatically grants data source permissions for certain project roles. The following table lists project roles and the data source permission they grant:
Project Roles | Data Source Permission |
|---|---|
None. A data source Owner may
grant Viewer permissions
to these roles. | |
Author | |
Owner |
Modify Data Source Authors and Owners
Atlas automatically assigns data source permissions to users based
on their project roles.
As such, to
modify data source Authors and Owners,
you must do so through the Atlas Access Management page.
To access the Atlas Access Management:
- In the top navigation, click the down arrow next to Access Manager, then click Project Access.
- Click Edit Permissions for a user whose permissions you wish to change.
- Select new permission levels in the dropdown.
- Click the check mark to save your changes.
View Data Source Permissions
To view permissions for a specific data source, navigate to the Data Sources page and hover over the data source's Access button. A tooltip describing the data source permissions will appear. The tooltip displays your permissions, the owner of the data source, and all other users who have access.
The following table lists the possible icons and their associated permissions:
Icon | Description |
|---|---|
Globe Icon | You have either Author or Owner permission and
Everyone in your
Atlas project
has some level of access to the data source. |
Group Icon | You have either Author or Owner permission and
additional users have
Viewer permission on the data source. |
Lock Icon | You have Owner permission and no other user has
access. |
Set Data Source Permissions
If you are a data source Owner, you can Modify permissions on a data source which has already been
created.
Refer to the following sections for instructions on granting specific users permissions on a data source and granting all users in your Atlas project permissions on a data source:
Specific User Access
You can only share data sources with users who are members of the Atlas project associated with your Charts instance.
To grant specific users with the Project Read Only
project role permission
to view charts which use your data source:
- For the data source to which you want to manage access, click the Access button.
- Search for or select the user to whom you want to give access. You can search for users by their username or email address.
- Click the user to add them to the permissions list.
- Repeat steps 2-4 for each user you wish to grant data source access.
To remove access for a user you have added, click the trash can icon to the right of the user's name.
Access for All Users
You can the grant the Viewer permission to all users with the
Project Read Only
project role.
This allows all users to view any chart on a dashboard that uses that
data source.
To grant all users the Viewer permission, toggle the switch on
the right-side of the Everyone in <Project Name> user to
On.