Sample Data Grant

The following sample data grant shows a simple example of how you can create a data grant for your application.

1. Because the access restrictions will be set across only three dimensions, from the Overview for each dimension, set the Default Access for Entities, Scenarios, and Fiscal Calendar dimensions to None.

2. Set the Default Access for the remaining dimensions (Accounts, Years, Currencies, and Segments) to Read.

3. Set the access permissions for each user and dimension to Read, as follows:

Table 14-2 Sample Access Permissions

Dimension Rodney P. Ray Ocean E. OBrien
Entities IDescendants (E01_101_300) IDescendants (Total Entities)
Scenarios Actual Plan
Fiscal Calendar IDescendants (Q1) IDescendants (Fiscal Calendar)

4. Create one Data Grant for each dimension.

Because each user has differing member access permissions, each Data Grant will have two rows, one for each user, defining their member selection access in the dimension.

Figure 14-1 Data Grant: Entities


The data grant for entities.

Figure 14-2 Data Grant: Scenarios


The data grant for scenarios.

Figure 14-3 Data Grant: Fiscal Calendar


The data grant for fiscal calendar.

When logged in as Rodney, notice how the data grant is applied in an ad-hoc query in Smart View.


The results for the ad hoc query in Smart View for Rodney.

When logged in as Oceana, notice how the data grant is applied in an ad-hoc query in Smart View.


The results for the ad-hoc query in Smart View for Oceana.