# Reports

The "Reports Security" allows administrators to control access to individual reports within the data catalog and enable them for granular permission management.

* **Grant/Deny Access:** Define which users or roles can access specific reports.
* **Bulk Permission Management:** Efficiently update role permissions and governance roles across multiple reports simultaneously.

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  Based on the selected Data Source (Connection Name), the corresponding reports are displayed along with the governance roles, users, and roles with metadata and data permissions on those reports.

  **Report Security and Management**

  **Permissions and Governance (SGA & OE\_ADMIN only):**

  * **Individual Permissions:** Add, modify, or delete metadata (view/edit) and data access (read/write) permissions for specific roles or users on individual reports.
  * **Role-Based Access:** Set metadata and data permissions for roles based on the license type limitations.

  **Governance Roles:**

  * **Define Governance Roles:** Specify mandatory governance roles when setting up a connector (inherited by reports).
  * **Update Governance Roles:** Modify governance roles for individual or multiple reports.
  * **Delete Role Access:** Remove permission assignments for roles on individual or multiple reports.

  **Additional Actions (SGA & OE\_ADMIN only):**

  * **Define Report Admin:** Assign a role as SGA for a report, granting them the highest permissions.
  * **Delete Reports:** Delete existing individual or multiple reports.


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