Viewing Queries by Other Users

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

Applies to releases V R6 (5.10.x) to 2022.4

Note

This page is about sharing and accessing queries in version 2022.4 and earlier. In version 2023.1, we introduced a feature for granular query permissions that substantially changes sharing and access for queries. See Share and Access Queries - 2023.1 and Later for details.

Your ability to find and view a query in Alation depends on these conditions:

  • Your access to the Data Source used in the query

  • Your role in Alation

Query on

Server Admin

Catalog Admin

Standard User

Private Data source

CAN find using search

CAN view

CANNOT find using search or view in Browse Catalog unless given access to data source

CANNOT find using search or view in Browse Catalog unless given access to data source

Public Data Source

CAN find using search CAN view

CAN find using search

CAN view

CAN find using search

CAN view

Note

Users in Alation can view both published and unpublished queries. The access to a query is not controlled by the publishing status of a query.

When a user is added as Author to a query on a Private data source, or when someone shares a query on a data source that the user does not have access to, they will not be able to view his query and will get a permissions error when trying to open it. To view such a query, request access to the data source from your Alation admins.

Only the query Owner and Authors can edit the statement of the query. If you found or were shared a query you want to collaborate on, you can request access from the current query collaborators.