Access Control for Connection

Connection roles, operations, access control rules.

Access Levels for Connections

The access control for connections vary depending on the access level. There are three types of access levels for connections:

Scope	Description
Workspace	All users can access workspace connections.
Protected	Only users who have been granted access can access protected connections. Workspace owners can edit permissions.
Private	Only users who have been granted access can access private connections. Workspace owners cannot edit permissions.

Roles for Connections

The following roles determine the operations users can perform on connections.

Role Name	Summary
connection.Owner	Can edit and delete connections and change sharing settings
connection.User	Can execute queries and view query results and tables Can publish reports associated with the connection
connection.Viewer	Can view query results and tables

Connection Operations and Access Control Rules

Here are the operations that can be performed on connections and the roles required for each level.

Operations	level: Workspace	level: Protected	level: Private
Create a connection.	workspace.Editor	workspace.Editor	workspace.Editor
View a list of connection names.	workspace.Viewer	workspace.Viewer	workspace.Editor AND connection.Viewer
Edit and delete a connection.	workspace.Owner OR connection.Owner	workspace.Owner OR (workspace.Viewer AND connection.Owner)	workspace.Editor AND connection.Owner
Change permission settings of a connection.	N/A	workspace.Owner OR (workspace.Viewer AND connection.Owner)	workspace.Editor AND connection.Owner
Execute any SQL codes Download SQL job results	workspace.Editor	workspace.Editor AND connection.User	workspace.Editor AND connection.User
Get SQL job results and table information.	workspace.Viewer	workspace.Viewer and connection.Viewer	workspace.Editor AND connection.Viewer