Viewing Queries by Other Users¶
Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation
Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation
Applies to releases V R6 (5.10.x) to 2022.4
Note
This page is about sharing and accessing queries in version 2022.4 and earlier. In version 2023.1, we introduced a feature for granular query permissions that substantially changes sharing and access for queries. See Share and Access Queries - 2023.1 and Later for details.
Your ability to find and view a query in Alation depends on these conditions:
Your access to the Data Source used in the query
Your role in Alation
Query on |
Server Admin |
Catalog Admin |
Standard User |
|---|---|---|---|
Private Data source |
CAN find using search CAN view |
CANNOT find using search or view in Browse Catalog unless given access to data source |
CANNOT find using search or view in Browse Catalog unless given access to data source |
Public Data Source |
CAN find using search CAN view |
CAN find using search CAN view |
CAN find using search CAN view |
Note
Users in Alation can view both published and unpublished queries. The access to a query is not controlled by the publishing status of a query.
When a user is added as Author to a query on a Private data source, or when someone shares a query on a data source that the user does not have access to, they will not be able to view his query and will get a permissions error when trying to open it. To view such a query, request access to the data source from your Alation admins.
Only the query Owner and Authors can edit the statement of the query. If you found or were shared a query you want to collaborate on, you can request access from the current query collaborators.