Quick BI provides collaborative operation permissions on datasets, including the Edit and Use permissions. This topic describes how to grant users the collaborative operation permissions on datasets.
Background information
- : This type of user can perform the operation if they are granted this permission.
- : This type of user cannot perform the operation and cannot be granted this permission.
Item | User type | Edit | Use |
---|---|---|---|
Member in the workspace | Developer | ||
Analyst | |||
Visitor | |||
Member that is not in the workspace | Developer, analyst, or visitor |
- Edit: If a developer is granted the Edit permission on a specified dataset, the developer can edit, replace, and delete the dataset.
- Use: If a developer is granted the Use permission on a specified dataset, the developer can analyze data based on the dataset.
Entry point
Grant a user the permissions to edit a specified dataset
The developers in the workspace can be granted the Edit permission only when Specified Developers or All Workspace Developers is selected for Editing Permission.
- On the Datasets page, find the dataset that you want to manage, click the More icon
in the Actions column, and select Collaborative Authorization. In the Collaborative Authorization panel, configure Editing Permission and grant the permissions.
The following figure shows that Specified Developers is selected for Editing Permission and pop_call2 is granted the Edit permission.
- Log on to the Quick BI console as pop_call2 and access and edit the dataset.
Grant a user the permissions to use a specified dataset
If Private is selected for Editing Permission, a developer can be granted the permissions to use a specified dataset. If a user is granted the Use permission on a specified dataset, the user can create dashboards, workbooks, and ad hoc queries based on the dataset.
- In the Collaborative Authorization panel, configure Editing Permission and grant the permissions.
The following figure shows that Private is selected for Editing Permission and pop_call2 is granted the Use permission.
- Log on to the Quick BI console as pop_call2, access the dataset, and create dashboards, workbooks, or ad hoc queries based on the dataset for data analysis.