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cferv_77
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Helper I

Trying to setup RLS based on a dynamic table

So I have these tables

- Main table contains the data and it has a 'security column' set to Allowed. 

- RLS is just a regular table with Allowed and Denied

- Employees is a table that is "connected" to our HRIS. The logic column that is implemented on who shall have access based on their job title.  

 

I tried creating a relationship between all the tables and then implement the USERPRINCIPALNAME() on the email of the Employees table, but I don't know if the relationship is off or I am implementing RLS wrong. Relationship between Main Table and RLS on the security column, RLS and Employees (cross filter direction = both) on the logic column.

 

See image below. Appreciate any help on this. Thank you. 

 

rls.png

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christinepayton
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It would help if you shared your RLS DAX I think-- 

Hello @christinepayton 

I tried a few RLS DAX

 

1. [Email] = USERPRINCIPALNAME() 

2. [Email] = USERPRINCIPALNAME() && [Access]="Allowed"

christinepayton
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Most Valuable Professional

Is your relationship on the allowed/denied column? I'm not sure what the RLS table is doing in your diagram, I think you'd want the RLS rule to be on the Employees table in that case (it'd be acting as the RLS table). This is a bit of an odd way to use it either way, usually you'd use USERPRINCIPALNAME to filter rows with the relationship on an email address field in the fact table. 

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