Application permissions

This table shows the predefined application permissions and their descriptions:
Permission Description
View Application Bearers can view the application.
Edit Application Bearers can edit the application properties, manage content connections, add lists, calculations, variables, aliases, tasks, and shared media. They can add, update and delete languages and database descriptions.
Note: To edit an application, the View Application permission must also be granted.
Administer Permissions Bearers can manage the application permissions.
Note: To administer permissions of an application, the View Application permission must also be granted.

This table shows the Dashboard permissions and their descriptions:

Permission Description
View Dashboard Bearers can view dashboards.
Edit Dashboard Bearers can edit dashboards.
Note: To edit dashboards, the View Dashboard permission must also be granted.
Note: To save dashboards, users require Edit Application permission in addition to View Dashboard and Edit Dashboard permissions.

This table shows the OLAP permissions and their descriptions:

Permission Description
View OLAP Bearers can log in to OLAP databases.
Import/Export Values Bearers can perform mass operations on OLAP cube cell values.
Note: To import values, the View OLAP and Write Values permissions must also be granted. To export values, the View OLAP permission must also be granted.
Edit Dimensions Bearers can edit dimensions of OLAP databases.
Note: To edit OLAP dimensions, the View OLAP permission must also be granted.
Edit Rules Bearers can edit OLAP rules.
Note: To edit OLAP rules, the View OLAP permission must also be granted.
Administer OLAP Database Bearers have all permissions to OLAP databases even on level of OLAP objects.
Write Values Bearers can write values to an OLAP database.
Note: To write values, the View OLAP permission must also be granted.

This table shows the Reporting permissions and their descriptions:

Permission Description
View Report Bearers can view reports.
Edit Report Bearers can edit reports.
Note: To edit reports, the View Report permission must also be granted.
Browse Folders/Reports Bearers can browse folders and reports. Without this permission, users can only navigate by using dashboards, or report jumps.

This table shows the relational modeling permissions and their descriptions:

Permission Description
Edit OLAP Mappings Bearers can create, import, and export mappings.
Note: To edit OLAP mappings, the View OLAP Mappings permission must also be granted.
View OLAP Mappings Bearers can see and execute mappings.
Edit Relational Objects Bearers can create, edit, and delete, tables, load queries, and scripts.
Note: To edit relational objects, the View Relational Objects permission must also be granted.
View Relational Objects Bearers can run load queries and scripts.

This table shows the Business Modeling permissions and their descriptions:

Permission Description
Use Business Modeling Bearers can access and use Business Modeling