Group Privilege Reference
Group privileges are specified on the Privileges tab in a group definition. Privileges allow an administrator to grant permission to perform specific Composer functions to all members of a group.
The following table describes each privilege and whether it is enabled by default when you create a new group.
UI Privilege Name | Assign this privilege to allow group members to... | Enabled by Default? |
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Administer Visuals
| Create, read, update, and delete visuals from dashboards or from the Visual Gallery in the account. When the Administer Visuals privilege is granted, the privileges Create Visuals and Manage Visual Permissions are automatically granted. In addition, users with the Administer Visuals privilege are automatically granted read, write, and delete permissions to all visuals in the account. However, if they do not also have Data Access permission for the data source associated with a visual, they cannot see any data on the visual. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Create Visuals
| Create visuals in Composer. Users must also have Read permission for the data source selected for the visual. When the Administer Visuals privilege is granted, this privilege is also granted. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Manage Visual Permissions
| Assign permissions to a visual. When the Administer Visuals privilege is granted, this privilege is also granted. If this privilege is not granted, the
| Only for the Administrators group. |
Administer Dashboards
| Add, modify, or remove dashboards in the account, including dashboards created by other users. When this privilege is granted, the Create Dashboards, Export Dashboards, and Manage Dashboard Permissions privileges are automatically granted. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Create Dashboards
| Create dashboards in Composer. If this privilege is not granted, the Add Dashboard button is not available in the dashboard library. In addition, if this privilege is not granted, you cannot import a dashboard or make of copy a dashboard using the Save As dialog. When the Administer Dashboards privilege is granted, this privilege is automatically granted. | Yes |
Export Dashboards
| Export dashboard configuration JSON files. If this privilege is not granted, users in the group can still export dashboards as screenshots (PNG) or PDF files, but they cannot export the dashboard configuration. When the Administer Dashboards privilege is granted, this privilege is automatically granted. | Yes |
Manage Dashboard Permissions
| Assign permissions to a dashboard. If your user has the Administer Dashboards privilege, they automatically have this privilege as well. If this privilege is not granted, the permissions ( | Only for the Administrators group. |
Administer Scheduled Reports
| Create, edit, and delete all scheduled dashboard reports. Grant Read access for dashboards to users who receive reports. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Create Scheduled Reports
| Create, edit, and delete only your own scheduled dashboard reports. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Administer Sources
| Create, import, export, modify, review, and remove data source configurations in the account. When this privilege is granted, the Create New Data Sources, Manage Source Permissions and Edit Calculations privilege are also granted. In addition, users with the Edit Calculations privilege are automatically granted read, write, and delete permissions to all sources in the account. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Create New Data Sources
| Create new data source configurations. When the Administer Sources privilege is granted, this privilege is also granted. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Manage Source Permissions
| Assign permissions to a data source configuration and manage data source row and column security filters. If your user has the Administer Sources privilege, they automatically have this privilege as well. If this privilege is not granted, the | Only for the Administrators group. |
Edit Calculations
| Add or edit custom metrics and derived fields. Users with Read permission for a source and Edit Calculations can create and edit custom metrics and derived fields for the source. Users with Write permission for a source can create and edit custom metrics and derived fields for the source. | Yes |
Administer Alerts
| Add, modify, or remove alert definitions in the account, including alerts created by other users. When this privilege is granted, the Create Alerts privilege is automatically granted. | Only for the Administrator's group |
Create Alerts
| Create alert definitions in Composer. When the Administer Alerts privilege is granted, this privilege is also granted. | Only for the Administrator's group |
Manage Connections
| Add, modify, or remove the data store connection definitions used by Composer connectors and the query engine to connect to your data stores. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Manage Action Templates
| Add, modify, or remove the action templates required to integrate Composer visual and dashboard data into your third-party applications. Action templates define your third-party application to Composer. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Invoke Actions
| Invoke an action template from a visual. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Administer Themes
| Create, read, update, delete, list, activate, and otherwise manage themes for the UI. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Administer Users
| Administer other Composer user definitions. When this privilege is granted, group users can:
This privilege does not allow group members to update groups or the groups to which a user is assigned. If your user ID is not assigned the Administer Groups privilege or is not an administrator, you cannot assign groups to a user. In addition, only administrators can assign users to the Administrators group. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Administer Groups
| Administer other Composer group definitions. When this privilege is granted, group users can:
This privilege does not allow group members to add or otherwise maintain user definitions. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Save Filters
| Save (and share) filters created in visuals and dashboards. When this privilege is not granted, the Save Filter privilege does not appear on Filter dialogs in the UI. | Yes |
Manage Custom Charts
| When you have this privilege, you can use the CLI to create custom charts, and manage custom charts using the Composer UI. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Generate Embed Code
| Generate an embeddable dashboard or visual gallery snippet for a dashboard in the dashboard library or the visual gallery. See Embed Composer Components Into Your Application. | Only for the Administrators group. |
Administer Initial Visuals
| Users with this privilege have permission to update the list of available visualizations for a source. See Available Visual Types. | Only for the Administrators group. |
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