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Check each user’s effective permissions

A colleague can open an application but cannot update one of its properties. Which role grants access, and what limits editing? The new By user view brings together a member’s effective permissions so administrators can investigate that specific case.

Inspect access for one person​

Open Organization settings → Rights → By user, then select a member. The header shows their effective user type and roles. Search for an asset type and filter the displayed domains to focus on the relevant data.

Expand a type to examine its properties, relationships, and relationship properties. The Folders and visualizations tab shows content access separately. Access to a visualization does not automatically grant access to the assets it displays.

Understand where access comes from​

For each permission, inspect the roles that grant it and the resulting access level. A role may grant editing while the member’s Viewer type limits the effective permission to reading. Computed properties also remain read-only.

Permissions from applicable roles and domains combine. Filtering the displayed domains helps you read the table; it does not change anyone’s access. For an asset in several domains, check each applicable domain before concluding that access is missing.

The diagnostic shows Julien Moreau’s effective application permissions by access domain.
The diagnostic shows Julien Moreau’s effective application permissions by access domain.
Cost details show the effective level and the Sales lead role granting it in each domain.
Cost details show the effective level and the Sales lead role granting it in each domain.

After correcting a role or user type, select Refresh and check the action with the affected member. This diagnostic does not simulate sign-in restrictions such as SSO or two-factor authentication.

Administrators and the organization Owner can use this view when the plan includes fine-grained permissions. See diagnosing a user’s permissions for the full procedure.