OLAP role

Overview

The OLAP role page maintains Analysis Services security roles. Use it to name the role, describe its purpose, assign users, and configure tabular or multidimensional cube permissions.

Function

Name is the role name shown in the navigation tree and OLAP roles list. Description documents the business purpose of the role.

The Users grid assigns logins to the role. Add one login per row so the role can be granted to the correct users or groups.

The Tabular cube tab defines tabular-model access. Use Rights for the overall tabular permission setting, and use the table grid to disable individual tables or add a DAX Filter for row-level filtering.

The Multidimensional cube tab defines cube, dimension, and cube-dimension permissions. Use the top checkboxes for database-level rights, then maintain cube, dimension, and cube-dimension rows for read, write, process, member-set, and default-member permissions.

Save stores the role definition, refreshes the navigation tree, and reloads the page. Cancel closes the page without continuing the current edit.

Access

Open an existing role from the Roles branch in the navigation tree, or double-click it in the OLAP roles list. Use Add role from the Roles branch, or New from the list, to create a role.

How to access

Data warehouse -> Roles -> [role] -> Edit role, or Data warehouse -> Roles -> Add role.

Toolbar

Data mart -> Roles, then double-click a role or choose New.

Diagram

Not opened directly from the diagram. Use the Data mart toolbar or the Roles navigation-tree branch.

Visual element

OLAP role page

Screen overview

ID Property Description
1NameRole name shown in the navigation tree and OLAP roles list.
2DescriptionBusiness description for the role.
3UsersGrid for the users or groups assigned to the role.
4LoginUser or group login assigned to the role.
5Tabular cubeTab for tabular-model security settings.
6RightsOverall permission setting for tabular-model access.
7DAX Filter sampleRead-only example that shows the expected filter syntax for tabular-model row filters.
8TableTabular table covered by a role-specific permission row.
9DisableMarks a tabular table as disabled for the role.
10DAX FilterRow filter expression for the selected tabular table.
11Multidimensional cubeTab for multidimensional cube, dimension, and cube-dimension security settings.
12Full controlDatabase-level permission for full control.
13Process databaseDatabase-level permission to process the database.
14Read definitionDatabase-level permission to read definitions.
15Read sourceDatabase-level permission to read source data.
16Read source definitionDatabase-level permission to read source definitions.
17CubesGrid for cube-level permissions.
18StarCube or star selected for a cube permission row.
19AllowReadAllows read access for the selected cube, dimension, or object row.
20AllowWriteAllows write access where the selected security row supports it.
21AllowDrillthroughAllows drillthrough access on the selected cube.
22AllowProcessAllows processing for the selected cube or dimension row.
23Allow reading of cube contentExpression or member scope for readable cube content.
24Allow reading of cell contentExpression or member scope for readable cell content.
25Allow reading and writing of cube contentExpression or member scope for cube content that can be read and written.
26DimensionsGrid for dimension-level permissions.
27DimensionDimension table selected for a permission row.
28AttributeAttribute selected for a dimension or cube-dimension permission row.
29AllowReadDefinitionAllows reading the definition for the selected dimension row.
30VisualTotalsControls whether totals are limited to the visible allowed members.
31Allowed member setMember expression that defines allowed members.
32Denied member setMember expression that defines denied members.
33Default memberDefault member expression for the selected permission row.
34Cube DimensionsGrid for permissions that apply to dimensions in a cube context.
35Cube DimensionCube-dimension relationship selected for a permission row.
36SaveSaves the role definition, refreshes the navigation tree, and reloads the page.
37CancelCloses the page without continuing the current edit.

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