Grant Data Access

Roles must be granted access to data sources to run or schedule certain reports or to create or edit certain data models.

A role must be granted access to a data source if the role must:

  • Run or schedule a report built on a data model that retrieves data from the data source

  • Create or edit a data model that retrieves data from the data source

To grant a role access to a data source:

  1. Navigate to the Publisher Administration page.
  2. Under Security Center, click Roles and Permissions.
  3. On the Roles and Permissions page, locate the role, then click Add Data Sources.
  4. On the Add Data Sources page you see a region for each of the following types of data sources:

    • Database Connections

    • File Directories

    • LDAP Connections

    • OLAP Connections

  5. Use the shuttle buttons to move the required data sources from the Available Data Sources list to the Allowed Data Sources list.
  6. When finished, click Apply.