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Reports and Dataset/Semantic Model Security
Read is same as Viewer.
Yes with Read permission, user can't see the dataset.
aj1973 This is basically the bottom line question:
I don't want people in the company to be able access the backend dataset at all. I just want them to only be able to view the report. Is this possible?
Indeed, the steps i recommended do not give access to users to datasets. Users will only view reports.
Users need to have Viewer permission on the datasets in order for them to see data on reports and that doesn't give access to the datasets nor they can see them
aj1973 What's the difference between Viewer permission on a dataset vs. Read permission? When I go to the dataset the only options I see are these and I don't see a "Viewer" option:
Just to confirm: "Read" permission to a dataset doesn't allow users to connect to a dataset and create new reports? And, just as important, see the underlying fields and associated data in that dataset?
Read is same as Viewer.
Yes with Read permission, user can't see the dataset.
aj1973 You've been very helpful and what you described appears to be working.
However, I have another related question. When I go to remove Read access to a dataset I get this warning first:
It's asking if I also want to remove access to two reports that use that dataset. This is confusing as I would think by the very fact I'm removing access to the underlying dataset that those reports would automatically not be available.
If I do not check those two reports, does the user still the ability to somehow view those reports, even if they don't have Read permission to the underlying dataset any longer?