Overview
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The following is a list of security functions available in Yellowfin and their associated definitions. They have been grouped into sub sections to assist you to identify how and when these functions are used.
Function |
Description |
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General Permissions |
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Report Access CRUD |
Allow users to log in to Yellowfin and view, edit, create, and delete reports |
User Profile |
Allow users to update their user profile |
Draft Report List |
Shows a list of draft reports on the user dashboard page |
Export Reports to CSV |
Allow users to export report results to CSV |
Export Reports to DOC |
Allow users to export report results to DOC |
Export Reports to PDF |
Allow users to export report results to PDF |
Export Reports to RTF |
Allow users to export report results to RTF |
Export Reports to XLS |
Allow users to export report results to XLS |
Favourites |
Allow users to add reports to their favourites list |
Annotations CRUD |
Allow users to Create, Read, Update, or Delete |
Discussion Contributor |
Allow users to access the discussion page and to read and write comments |
Discussion Admin |
Allow users to access the discussion page and read, write, and delete comments |
Filter Sets |
Allows users to create or use filter sets |
Public Filter Sets |
Allow users to create public filter sets |
Dashboard Permissions |
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Public Dashboards CRUD |
Allows users to create and edit Public dashboards. |
Dashboard CRUD |
Allow users to access the dashboard page and create their personal dashboard |
Hide Dashboard Maximise Report |
Hide the maximise option on dashboard reports |
Hide Dashboard Report Menu |
Hide the drop-down menu on reports on the dashboard |
Report List Permissions |
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Approval Administration |
Allow users to see outstanding report approvals |
Draft Public Reports |
Allow users to see draft versions of public reports created by other users |
Hide Report List |
Hide the report list page |
Hide Advanced Report Search |
Hide the advanced search on the report list page |
Hide Columns Option (Report List) |
Hide the columns option on the report list page. Users will not be able to change the columns displayed |
Hide Report Details (Report List) |
Hide the report details on the report list page |
Report Builder Permissions |
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Ad Hoc Reports |
Allows users to create Ad Hoc reports |
Report Types |
Allow users to create freehand SQL reports, and Jasper reports |
Access Filter |
Allow users to set or change the access filter on reports |
Custom Query Filters |
Allow users to create user prompt drop down filters populated by custom SQL queries |
Public Reports CRUD |
Allow users to create and edit public reports |
MI Reports |
Allow users to create Management Information reports |
Refresh Dashboard Reports |
Allow users to set a refresh period on dashboard reports |
Related Reports |
Allow users to set up co-display, drill down and drill through functionality |
CSV Reports |
Allow users to write reports based on CSV files |
Advanced CSV Functionality |
Allow users to perform advanced operations on CSV reports such as selecting the data source |
Sub Queries |
Allow users to create sub query reports |
Min/Max default filter values |
Allows users to set default values for cached filters to the minimum and maximum cached value. |
Disable Cached Filter Values |
Disable users from caching report filter values |
Report Menu Permissions |
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Hide Embed Links |
Removes links to embed reports and dashboards using the Javascript API |
Hide External Links |
Removes external direct links to reports and dashboards |
Broadcast Reports |
Allow users to broadcast reports on a one off or scheduled basis |
Distribute Reports |
Allow users to distribute reports on dashboard tabs to other users |
Email Reports |
Allow users to send an adhoc email copy of a report |
Multicast Reports |
Allow users to broadcast reports to external users |
Hide Comments |
Hide the comments menu item. Access to report comments will be removed. |
Hide Open Report |
Hide the open report menu item |
Hide Report Details (Report Menu) |
Hide the report details item on the report menu |
Hide Report Refresh |
Hide the report refresh menu item |
Hide SQL |
Hide report SQL from users. |
Multicast Access Filter Reports |
Allows users to broadcast reports with access filters to external users. The credentials of the user who creates the broadcast will be used to send the report to external users. |
Configuration Permissions |
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Configuration |
Allow users to modify Yellowfin site parameters |
Configure Logon ID |
Allow users to specify how users are authenticated |
Configure Page Format |
Allow users to configure the page layout (integration settings, etc) |
Configure Support Email |
Allow users to set the support email address |
Administration Permissions |
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Client Organisation Management |
Allow users to set up and manage client organisations. |
Create and Edit Tags |
Allow users to create and edit tags used in discussions |
Import |
Allow users to import content from XML files |
Export |
Allow users to export content to XML files for backup or transfer to another system |
Category Access |
Allow users to configure report categories |
Licence Management |
Allow users to view Yellowfin licence details and upload new licence files |
System Information |
Allow admin users to view system information |
Filter Period Management |
Allow users to choose which Predefined Date Filters are available |
Translate Content |
Allows users to translate user entered data on dashboards, reports and views. |
Data Source & View Permissions |
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Data Sources CRUD |
Allow users to create, edit, and delete data source connections |
OLAP |
Allow users to connect to OLAP data sources |
Data Source Admin CRUD |
Allow users to create, edit, and delete all data sources regardless of security restrictions |
Source Filters |
Allow users to create data source filters |
Database Views CRUD |
Allow users to create, edit, and delete Yellowfin views |
Show Draft Views |
Allow users to see views being edited by other users |
Stored Procedures |
Allow users to create views against stored procedures |
Force Clone Views |
Removes the option to edit existing views directly - users are forced to clone views to edit them |
Hide DBMS Messages |
Replaces error messages from DBMS with generic messages |
Create CSV Table |
Allow users to create CSV tables within a view |
User Administration Permissions |
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Disable profile email change |
Stops users from changing their email address in My Profile |
Hide profile password |
Removes the password reset option in My Profile |
Hide profile User ID |
Removes the User ID option in My Profile |
User Management CRUD |
Allow users to create, edit, and delete user accounts |
Group Management CRUD |
Allow users to create, edit, and delete user groups |
Roles Management CRUD |
Allow users to create, edit, and delete security roles |
Named User |
Allows a user to bypass concurrent logon limitations. |
Web Services Permissions |
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Web Services |
This function is required for a user account that will be used to log in to Yellowfin web services |
Disable Mobile Access |
Stops a user from accessing reports via a native mobile application. |
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