Report Designer/Access

Report Designer/Access

1. Configuring Sharing Access

The Report Designer > Access tab allows users to:

  • View and change the report owner.

  • View the list of current shares.

  • Add and remove shares.

2. View List of Current Shares

  • STEP 1: Open an existing report if not already open.

  • STEP 2: Click Access in the left menu.

The report’s current shares will be listed, showing the people the report is shared with and their assigned access rights.

 

3. Remove shares

  • STEP 1: To remove a single share, click the Remove (x) icon at the end of the row.

  • STEP 2: To remove multiple shares simultaneously:

    • Tick the checkbox in front of each row.

    • Click the Remove Selected icon (waste basket).

  • STEP 3: To edit existing shares, make the changes and click Save at the top to apply them.

 

4. Add a Share

  • STEP 1: Click the Add Sharing button above the list to add a new row.

  • STEP 2: Select the type of people to share with: Everyone, Role, or User.

  • STEP 3: If Role or User is selected:

    • For Role: Select a role from the dropdown list.

    • For User: Click the Plus (+) icon to open the All Users pop-up.

      • Choose to search by User Name, Email Address, or Role. Select All to search all fields.

      • Type a partial name in the search box and click the Search icon.

      • Only matching users will be displayed.

      • Select one or more users and click OK to close the pop-up.

  • STEP 4: Select an Access Right (see tables below).

  • STEP 5: Click Save at the top to save the list of shares.

 

List of “Share With” Options 

 

Share With Value 

Specific User

Specific Role

Everyone

 

Interaction

This User

This Role

All roles/users

 

List of Access Rights 

Interact with
shared report 

Full Access

Quick Edit

Save As

Locked

View Only

No Access

View the report with filter interaction

View the report with NO filter interaction

Modify the report in Quick Edit mode

Modify the report in Report Designer

Save changes in the report

Save As changes in the report

The Effect of Access Rights on Category Availability 

Access Right 

Full Access

Quick Edit

Save As

Locked

View Only

No Access

Visible Category

Categories allowed for saving reports

Access Rights Precedence (Higher Access Right covers lower ones) 

 

 

Access Right 

 

 

Full Access

 

 

Save As

 

 

Quick Edit

 

 

Locked

 

 

View Only

 

 

No Access

 

 

5. View and Change Report Owner

  • STEP 1: The report owner is displayed next to the report name.

  • STEP 2: To change the owner, click the Plus (+) icon to open the All Users pop-up.

  • STEP 3: Select to search by User Name, Email Address, or Role. Select All to search all fields.

  • STEP 4: Type a partial name in the search box and click the Search icon. Only matching users will be displayed.

  • STEP 5: Select the new user and click OK to close the pop-up.

  • STEP 6: Click Save at the top to save the report with the updated owner.

 


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