Setting Measure Access for Users (Owners)

How to:

You can use PMF to select the level of access for each dimension that users are allowed to see their measures.

For each user, you can set up measure access by:

You can use either of the two access methods listed above, but these methods are mutually exclusive, so you cannot use both.

Note: To set measure access for a specific owner or access role, make sure Row Level Security is enabled (set to Y) in the Edit System Settings panel, which you can access by clicking the Settings panel button in the Manage tab. If Row Level Security is not enabled, you cannot set measure access.


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Procedure: How to Set Measure Access by Owner

To set measure access levels for a specific owner only:

  1. In the Manage tab, click the Owners panel button and select the desired owner.

    The Edit Owner panel opens. For details, see Manage Tab - Owners.

  2. Select User Basis from the Access Security By drop-down menu, as shown in the following image.

    Edit Owner Panel

  3. Click the Configure Owner Access button.

    The Edit Access Role panel opens.

  4. Using the drop-down menus for each dimension, select the measure level at which you want to limit access for the owner.

    For each level you select, the owner will only be able to view measures at or below that level. If the owner should be allowed to view all measure data for a particular dimension, then select All in the drop-down menu for that dimension.

  5. Click Save when you are finished selecting measure access for the owner.

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Procedure: How to Set Measure Access by Access Role

To assign the level of measure access already set for an existing access role:

  1. In the Manage tab, click the Owners panel button and select the desired owner.

    The Edit Owner panel opens. For details, see Manage Tab - Owners.

  2. Select Role Basis from the Access Security By drop-down menu.
  3. Select an access role to link to this owner from the Access Role drop-down menu.

    The owner is automatically assigned the level of measure access already set for the selected Access Role. For more information about access roles, see Working With Access Roles.

  4. Click Save when you are finished assigning an access role to the owner.

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