Configuring Permissions for Specific Users and User Groups
You can configure specific permissions for users and user groups to access resources.
Enterprise Data Catalog retains the default permissions (inherited permissions) configured for the users or user groups till you configure specific permissions. Enterprise Data Catalog adds an asterisk (*) to the permission name to indicate that the selected user or user group has the default permissions.
Note: By default, the users included in a user group inherit permissions that you assign to the user group. If you configure specific permissions for a user in a user group, Enterprise Data Catalog applies the user-specific permissions configured for the user. Enterprise Data Catalog displays the permission status as Mixed for a user who has different permissions configured at the user level and at the user group level.
To select users and user groups to assign permissions on the resource, perform the following steps:
1. Click Manage > Security from the Catalog Administrator header.
The Security tab page opens with the Users and Groups option selected in the View section.
2. On the Users and Groups panel, select the required user or user group.
You can use the following filters to list the users or user groups that match the specific criteria:
- - Name. Type in the name of the user or user group in the text box under Name and press Enter. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the matching users and user groups.
- - Type. Select User or Group from the drop-down list under Type to specify if you want to view a list of users or groups.
- - Security Domain. Type in the security domain configured for the user or the user group in the text box under Security Domain. Enterprise Data Catalog lists all the users and user groups configured with the specified security domain.
Click Clear Filter to clear the filter options you specified.
3. Select the required resources from the Resources panel, click the permission column for each resource, and select the required permission that you want to configure on the resource.
You can use the following filters to list the resources accordingly:
- - Name. Type in the name of the resource in the text box under the Name section and press Enter. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the resources with matching names.
- - Data Permissions. Select the permission from the Data Permissions drop-down list. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the resources for which the selected data permission is configured.
- - Resource Type. Type in the type of the resource in the text box under the Resource Type section and press Enter. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the matching resource types.
Click Clear Filter to clear the filter options you specified.
Selecting Resources to Assign Permissions for Specific Users or User Groups
As an alternative to selecting users or user groups and assigning permissions for resources, you can select multiple resources and assign permissions for specific users or user groups.
1. Click Manage > Security.
The Security tab page opens with the Users and Groups option selected in the View section.
2. Select Resources from the View section.
You can use the following filters to list the users or user groups required:
- - Name. Type in the name of the resource in the text box under Name and press Enter. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the matching resources.
- - Resource Type. Type in the type of the resource in the text box under Resource Type and press Enter. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the list of matching resource types.
- - Click Clear Filter to clear the filter options you specified.
The list of resources configured in Enterprise Data Catalog appears.
3. Select the resource for which you want to assign data and configuration permissions for the users or user groups.
4. Perform this step if you want to assign data and configuration permissions for user groups. Select the required user group from the Groups tab page, click the data and configuration permission columns for that user group, and select the required data and configuration permissions that you want to configure for the user group.
5. Perform this step if you want to assign data and configuration permissions for users. Select the required user from the Users tab page, click the data and configuration permission columns for that user, and select the required data and configuration permissions that you want to configure for the user.
You can use the following filtering options on the Groups or Users tab pages to filter the list of users and user groups based on the name, security domain, data permissions, and configuration permissions configured for the users or user groups:
- - Name. Type in the name of the user or the user group in the text box under the Name section and press Enter. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the users or user groups with matching names.
- - Configuration Permissions. Select the permission from the Configuration Permissions drop-down list to filter users or user groups based on the configuration permissions assigned. Enterprise Data Catalog lists users or user groups for which the selected configuration permission is configured.
- - Data Permissions. Select the permission from the Data Permissions drop-down list to filter users or user groups based on the data permissions assigned. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the users or user groups for which the selected data permission is configured.
- - Security Domain. Type in the security domain in the text box under the Security Domain section and press Enter. Enterprise Data Catalog lists the users or user groups configured in the specified security domain.
Click Clear Filter to clear the filter options you specified.