User roles and permissions
List of user roles and their permissions
User access and permissions within Tellius are controlled through roles. Each role is designed to give users the necessary permissions to perform their specific tasks while maintaining the security and integrity of data within the platform. Here, we outline the various user roles available in Tellius, along with the permissions associated with each role.
User roles in Tellius
Admin
Power user
Interactive
Explorer
Discover
Explorer & Discover
View only
Admin
The Admin role is designed for users who need full access to the platform's features and settings. Admins have the highest level of permissions, allowing them to manage users, security settings, data sources, and more.
Data import: Full access to import data from any source.
Data source management: Ability to share and view any data source.
Data preparation: Full control over data transformations and sharing prepared data.
Business View: Create, edit, and share Business Views, calculated columns, and column groupings.
Data export: Export data from preparations, Business Views, Vizpad, Insights, and Search.
Search capabilities: Admins can perform default searches, use Kaiya search, create/edit Learnings, add visualizations to Vizpad, and create Insights.
Vizpads: Full permissions to create, edit, and share Vizpads.
Insight creation: Create, edit, and share Insights.
Feed management: Create and edit Feed.
Predict: Create and apply predictive models.
Settings: Complete control over user & group management, security settings, embedding, user licensing, and application settings.
Power user
Power users have comprehensive access but are limited in certain administrative functions compared to Admins. Power user roles require broad access for day-to-day data operations but do not need to manage the Tellius security or user configurations.
Data import: Full access to import data from any source.
Data source management: Ability to share and view any data source.
Data preparation: Full control over data transformations and sharing prepared data.
Business View: Create, edit, and share Business Views, calculated columns, and column groupings.
Data export: Export data from preparations, Business Views, Vizpad, Insights, and Search.
Search capabilities: Can perform default searches, use Kaiya search, create/edit Learnings, add visualizations to Vizpad, and create Insights.
Vizpads: Full permissions to create, edit, and share Vizpads.
Insight creation: Create, edit, and share Insights.
Feed management: Create and edit Feed.
Predict: Create and apply predictive models.
Settings: No access to any type of settings.
Interactive
Interactive users have extensive access to explore and interact with data, making them ideal for users focused on data analysis but with limitations on administrative functions and model creation.
Data import: No permissions to import data.
Data source management: Cannot share or view any data source.
Data preparation: Cannot perform data transformations or share prepared data.
Business View: Cannot create, edit, or share Business Views, calculated columns, and column groupings.
Data export: Can export data from only Vizpads and Search.
Search capabilities: Can perform default searches, use Kaiya search, create/edit Learnings, add visualizations to Vizpad, and create Insights.
Vizpads: Can create, edit, and share Vizpads.
Insight creation: Can create, edit, and share Insights.
Feed management: Can create and edit Feed.
Predictive modeling: No permissions for creating models but can apply existing models.
Settings: No access to any type of settings.
Explorer
Explorers are users primarily focused on exploring and analyzing data. They have permissions to work with data but cannot make changes to settings, key data configuration, share or manage other users.
Data import: No permissions to import data.
Data source management: Cannot share or view any data source.
Data preparation: Cannot perform data transformations or share prepared data.
Business View: Cannot create, edit, or share Business Views, calculated columns, and column groupings.
Data export: Can export data from only Vizpads and Search.
Search capabilities: Can perform default searches, use Kaiya search, create/edit Learnings, add visualizations to Vizpad, but cannot create Insights.
Vizpads: Can create, edit, and share Vizpads.
Insight creation: Cannot create, edit, or share Insights.
Feed management: No permissions for creating or editing feeds.
Predictive modeling: No permissions for creating or applying models.
Settings: No access to any type of settings.
Discover
The Discover role is tailored for users who need read-only access to view data without the ability to make modifications or create new analyses.
Data import: No permissions to import data.
Data source management: Cannot share or view data sources.
Data preparation: No permissions for data transformations or sharing.
Business View: Cannot create, edit, or share Business Views, calculated columns, and column groupings.
Data export: Can only export data from Vizpad, Insights, and Search.
Search capabilities: Can perform default searches, use Kaiya search, create/edit Learnings, add visualizations to Vizpad, and create Insights.
Vizpad: Can only share Vizpads but cannot create or edit.
Insight creation: Can create, edit, and share Insights.
Feed management: Can create and edit Feed.
Predict: No permissions.
Settings: No access.
Explorer & Discover
The Explorer and Discover roles can be combined into a single role so that the user can fully leverage the permissions granted to both, exploring and analyzing data while still maintaining a more controlled environment.
Data import: No permissions to import data.
Data source management: Cannot share or view data sources.
Data preparation: No permissions for data transformations or sharing.
Business View: Cannot create, edit, or share Business Views, calculated columns, and column groupings.
Data export: Can export only Vizpads, Insights, and Search.
Search capabilities: Can perform default searches, use Kaiya search, create/edit Learnings, add visualizations to Vizpad, and create Insights.
Vizpads: Full permissions to create, edit, and share Vizpads.
Insight creation: Create, edit, and share Insights.
Feed management: Create and edit Feed.
Predict: No permissions.
Settings: No access.
View only
View only users have the most restricted access, allowing them to view data and visualizations without any ability to modify or create content.
Data import: No permissions.
Data source management: Can only view data sources but cannot share or modify.
Data preparation: No permissions.
Business View: No permissions.
Data export: Can export data from preparations, Business Views, Vizpad, Insights, and Search.
Search capabilities: Can perform only default Search and Kaiya Search.
Vizpad: No permissions,
Insight creation: No permissions,
Feed management: No permissions.
Predictive modeling: No permissions.
Settings: No access.
Data Import
Full access
Full access
No access
No access
No access
No access
No access
Data Source Sharing & Viewing
Full access
Full access
No access
No access
No access
No access
View only
Data Prep (Transformation & Sharing)
Full access
Full access
No access
No access
No access
No access
No access
Business View
Full access
Full access
No access
No access
No access
No access
No access
Data Export
Full access
Full access
Limited (Vizpad, Search)
Limited (Vizpad, Search)
Limited (Vizpad, Insights, Search)
Limited (Vizpad, Insights, Search)
Full access
Search
Full access
Full access
Full access
Limited (cannot create Insight)
Full access
Full access
Limited (default, Kaiya Search)
Vizpads
Full access
Full access
Full access
Full access
Limited (sharing only)
Full access
No access
Insights
Full access
Full access
Full access
No access
Full access
Full access
No access
Feed
Full access
Full access
Full access
No access
Full access
Full access
No access
Predict
Full access
Full access
Limited (cannot create)
No access
No access
No access
No access
Settings
Full access
No access
No access
No access
No access
No access
No access
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