Granting Power User Access to the Report

In Metric Insights, Power Users have to be granted a Permission to be able to view or edit a Report. This article describes the steps an Administrator should take to give the Power User View and Edit access to a Dataset Report.

Granting View Access

View Access permits a Power User to see the Report's tile on the Homepage and open it's preview.

An Administrator can grant the Power User access either to the separate Report or to the whole Category with all the Elements it contains. For more details about granting access to the Category, check the Granting Access to Category article. Also, a Power User can get access to the Report individually or inherit it from the Group he/she is a member of. For more details about granting View Access to the Group, check the Assigning Privileges and Permissions to the Group article.

If an Administrator gives the Power User only the Permission to view the Report, it won't be shown on the Homepage until the User tries to find it via the Search bar. To see all the available Element tiles on the Homepage, the Power User has to be granted the "See Categories on Homepage" Privilege.

Granting Edit Access

Edit Access permits a Power User to open the Report Editor, edit the Report and see the list of available Reports by opening the Elements entry of the Content menu. A Power User can grant access to the Dataset Report to Power Users who are members of the same Group or the ones the PU has edit access to.

A Power User can get edit access to the Dataset Report individually or inherit it from the Group he/she is a member of.

The Permission to edit the Report can be given from the Report Editor and from the User Editor.

Allowing the PU to Grant Element Access to Any User or Group

By default, a Power User can only grant Elements access to members of the Group(s) to which this Power User belongs. To expand the PU's authority, grant him/her the "Allow Power Users to grant Element access to any User or Group" Privilege.

Access Admin > Users & Groups and click on the PU's Active Name link to open the User Editor

  1. On the Info tab scroll the page to the Privileges section
  2. [+Privilege To User]
  3. Filter the list by "element"
  4. Find the "Allow Power Users to grant Element access to any User or Group" Privilege and select the checkbox
  5. [Save]

You are done. Great job!