Managing users and security

This chapter contains steps for setting up users and lists all modules and features each user group can access.

Under most circumstances, access to data in an analytical application must be secured or access should be customized based on who is using the application. Birst provides four main types of application security and user access features:

  • User groups

    Ability to create multiple groups with varying rights and privileges. Users are then assigned to these groups

  • Report/Dashboard security

    Ability to lock down who has access to which reports and dashboards through group access controls

  • Data-level security through data security filters

    Ability to restrict access to specific sets of data rows in the application based on a highly flexible and robust model for securing attribute and measure data

  • Subject Area Access through Custom Subject Areas

    Ability to craft customized views of attribute columns and measures. This feature is particularly useful to make the application more accessible to business users as well as restricting access to certain data elements.

For more information on the application security and user access features, see the Birst Online Help.