Analytics controls access through three Entra ID application roles — Readers, Writer, and Administrators — assigned on the API app registration. This page explains what each role can do and how to assign it to a user or group. It is written for the IT administrator who manages access to an Analytics installation.
In the document related to application registration, we touched down a bit related to Application roles. The application roles in the Analytics are
| Display Name | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Readers | DataReader | Can read Analytics data. Typically used by 3rd party application like PowerBI |
| Writer | DataWriter | Can read and publish Analytics data and maintain same. Typically used by users that publish files to Analytics |
| Administrators | Administrator | Can modify configuration of Analytics as well as reading and publishing data to Analytics. For example an user can create an access token only if it has the administrator permissions. |
How To assign permissions
- Go to the api app registration → user and groups
- Click "Add user/group"
- select which user/user group to add and click select.
- select which application role to assign for the selected user or user group.
- Verify your selection and click "Assign".
Refer to this document here to learn how to connect external applications with the Analytics.
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