About Comment Permissions

Commenting in SAP Analytics Cloud depends on the combination of permissions you have in the tenant and on the assets such as a story, model, or a folder.

When you want to view, add, or delete a comment in a story, the following permissions are required.
  • You should have Read, Create, and Delete permissions for the object-type Comment in the tenant.
  • You should have Add Comment, View Comment, and Delete Comment permissions on the story.
  • You should have Add Comment, View Comment, and Delete Comment permissions on the model to comment on datapoints.

If even one permission in the combination is missing, then you won't be able to perform the relevant action.

Let's understand these combinations better with examples for each permission.

Scenario

Let's assume Smith is a user in SAP Analytics Cloud who has shared a story with Jane and has selected the necessary permissions required to access or make changes to the story. Jane is another user and has received a notification that says a story is shared with her. Jane has Read, Create, and Delete permissions on the object-type Comment in the tenant. In each scenario mentioned below, we will see how commenting experience changes when Smith provides different set of permissions to Jane.

Here, currently Smith has selected the Custom option for permissions and is at the Set Custom Access screen.

Note
The results of the following scenarios are applicable to folders and analytic applications as well.

View Comment

When Smith selects View Comment only, Jane will be able to only view the comments that are available in the story. However, if the story is based on a model, then Jane would require at least View Comment permission on the model to view comments on the data point.

Note
With View Comment permission, you can delete your comments and comment threads.

Add Comment

When Smith selects Add Comment, Jane will be able to view the comments that are available in the story and add new comments.

However, if the story is based on a model, then Jane would require View Comment and Add Comment permission on the model to view and add comments on data points.

Delete Comment

When Smith selects Delete Comment, Jane will be able to view the comments that are available in the story and delete any comments in the story.

However, if the story is based on a model, then Jane would require View Comment and Delete Comment permission on the model to view and delete the comments on data points.

Note
Delete permission allows you to delete comments that are added by other users.

Combination of permissions

  • Jane has View Comment, Add Comment, and Delete Comment permissions on the model and Smith has selected View Comment, Add Comment, and Delete Comment while sharing the story with Jane. In this scenario, Jane will be able to view, add, or delete the comments in the story and data point comments.
  • Jane has no permission on the model and Smith has selected View Comment, Add Comment, and Delete Comment while sharing the story. In this scenario, Jane will not be able to view, add, or delete the data point comments, however, she will be able to view, add, or delete the story comments.
  • Jane has View Comment, Add Comment, and Delete Comment permissions on the model and Smith has not selected any commenting-related permission while sharing the story. In this scenario, Jane will not be able to view, add, or delete the comments available in the story and data point comments.