User Profile and Preferences¶
You can view and change Alation catalog user profiles. A user profile has:
an avatar
a user description
additional user information, such as position/title
published queries
and is visible to other catalog users. Alation automatically enriches a user profile by identifying user areas of expertise.
A user with sufficient permission level can:
customize Compose settings and default preferences
set email notification preferences by enabling or disabling notifications
change the user’s Alation password
view and remove cached database connections
create refresh tokens to access Alation APIs
set CSV download options