Security Config Display

The Security Config display in DataStudio is used to configure system wide security or to configure security for individual objects. This can be done in a tabular or text based fashion.

To open a Security Config display, select Open  Security Config from the menu bar. Objects can then be dragged and dropped from the model panels into the display.

It also can be opened from the Security tab in the Object Properties panel, by either clicking on a listed Profile name right clicking and selecting "Open in Security Config" from the context menu OR clicking on the setting tool icon in the security tab.

The Security Config display arranges the security references for the selected object in tabular form, along with the Profile object associated with the reference (multiple Profiles references are listed under the object in the Path/Profile column). The permissions associated with each reference are then listed in columns with checkboxes to indicate which permissions apply.

To change the permissions for an object security reference, simply check or uncheck the relevant checkboxes and click Apply to make the changes.

To remove a reference entirely, select the row of the reference you wish to delete, right-click and select "Remove" from the context menu. You must then click Apply to confirm the removal of the reference.

To see all the security references currently applied in the system, click on the icon in the menu bar. This enables you to have an overview of all security references and make changes to multiple object references in one display.

The Security Config display can also be viewed and edited in Text Editor view by clicking on the Text Editor icon in the menubar.

Here, permissions are changed by adding or removing the appropriate letter (L, R, W, M, E, I) next to the Profile name.