Assign SAP Analytics Hub Roles Dynamically

You can dynamically assign SAP Analytics Hub authorizations to roles in your system.

Prerequisites

You must have an SAP Analytics Hub license to grant SAP Analytics Hub authorizations to new and existing roles.

Your current system must also be subscribed to an SAP Analytics Hub system; to verify, check whether Analytics Hub is available from the product switch in the upper-right corner: .

Context

When creating a new role or using an existing role, you want to assign authorizations to read assets, at the very least. This role is typically assigned to a user who needs to work with content in SAP Analytics Hub.

Procedure

Dynamically assigning SAP Analytics Hub authorizations to an existing role

  1. From the side navigation, go to Start of the navigation path Security Next navigation step  RolesEnd of the navigation path, and open an existing custom role.
  2. Choose the Read authorization for Analytics Hub in the Analytics Hub Assets row.
    Note
    You cannot assign read authorization to Standard SAP Analytics Cloud roles.
  3. Choose (Settings) to define the following option in the Settings dialog:
    Option Description
    Use as Default Role The default role is assigned to new users if no role is specified when users are imported or created. You must select this option.

  4. Save your changes.
  5. Go back to the Roles page, and confirm that the role is set as a default role.

Dynamically assigning SAP Analytics Hub authorizations to a new role

  1. From the side navigation, go to Start of the navigation path Security Next navigation step  RolesEnd of the navigation path, and choose (Add Role).
  2. In the Create a New Role dialog, enter the role name.
    Note
    Blanks are not allowed in the role name.
  3. Also select a License Type, and optionally, enter a description.
  4. Click Create.
  5. Define the permissions for your new role for every activity. Check the permissions for the Analytics Hub Assets for the new role:

    • Name

      Minimal Required Permission
      Analytics Hub Assets
      • Read
  6. Choose (Settings) to define the following option in the Settings dialog:
    Option Description
    Use as Default Role The default role is assigned to new users if no role is specified when users are imported or created. You must select this option.

  7. Go back to the Roles page, and confirm that the role is set as a default role.