topic Re: sense folder access in Management & Governance

sense folder access

Luismap77 — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:38:32 GMT

Hi, I would need to limit access to the folders on the server, i.e. I wish that a user can only see some folders but not others. With the FolderDataConnection rule, it is only limited to the roles it indicates, but giving any of them all the directories on the server are seen. is it possible to do this?

Re: sense folder access

rubenmarin — Sat, 28 May 2022 11:40:31 GMT

Hi, yes, there are different ways. as an example instead of assign a role to the user create a customeproperty related to DataConnections, hte custom property could be called "access" and with an "all" value.

You can create another security rule like "OpenFolders" that applies to data connections (select as resource), give the read permission and the condition could be resource.@access="all".

It can be improved relating the custom property with users so only the ones that also has the "all" value asigned can see those folders.

Re: sense folder access

Luismap77 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:44:30 GMT

Thank's, I'll try

Re: sense folder access

Luismap77 — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:42:21 GMT

I have created a rule like this, to give permissions on this type of connection, only to some users that belong to a specific team. I create custom properties per team to allow access to some specific connection, not to all.

((resource.@CP_SMA="CPV_SMA" and resource.type="folder" and user.@CP_SMA="CPV_SMA_DEV"))

Re: sense folder access

Luismap77 — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:42:46 GMT

It works

Re: sense folder access

balajibc64 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:05:53 GMT

Hi @rubenmarin Could you explain more on this. I'm exact looking for this. How to achieve? My user every able to see the C and D drive folder in Qlik Sense.

Re: sense folder access

rubenmarin — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:17:21 GMT

Hi, My first answer has the steps to make it, have you tried to follow? Is there any step you are blocked?

The solution adopted by Luismap77 has some differences.

Re: sense folder access

balajibc64 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:27:16 GMT

Hi @rubenmarin

Yes. But I have some queries. I did this step.

1. In custom property, create one property and marked data connection and value as all.

2. In security rule, created new one and resource filter is data connection_* and Under Action check only Read option and dataconnection @access value = all.

((resource.@Access="All"))

This only I did. But I'm not sure exactly. What need to do. Please suggest.

Re: sense folder access

rubenmarin — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:31:49 GMT

In step 1 the custom property is called 'Access' and has a value 'All'? captions are important 'all' is not the same as 'All'.

You need to assign the custom property and the value All in each data connection available to everyone.

Re: sense folder access

balajibc64 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:43:22 GMT

@rubenmarin Yes. I checked both are same. here typo error. ACtually what this step "In custom property, create one property and marked data connection and value as all. " meaning?

2. If I'm having 10 data connections, in all the 10 data connections need to give value "all" in the custom properties?

3. But one more question, here anywhere i didn't mention like user can able to access this folder only. They should not access this folder so on. How it works. ?

Re: sense folder access

rubenmarin — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:56:03 GMT

This post is to give permission to some folders, not to all. So to esceficy with folders are visible eaach one has to have the value All in the Custom property Access.

If this is not your requirement it will be better to open a new thread with your question

Re: sense folder access

balajibc64 — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:46:13 GMT

Hi @rubenmarin Sure. But here i didn't mentioned any specific folders permission right.

Re: sense folder access

rubenmarin — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:03:11 GMT

Hi @balajibc64, that's why I asked to open a new question, because yours is different, you can open a new question with what you have and you want and we can continue there, you can tag me.

I'm still not sure if you want to give or remove access and on which condictions.