Administering and governing artifacts
Every query, visualization, and dashboard that we create is a crucial artifact. It should be protected from unauthorized consumption or sharing. On the other hand, artifacts should be shared securely so that others may build on existing work as well.
Hence, Databricks SQL provides a robust governance model for securing queries (and associated visualizations), dashboards, and alerts.
Administration by the artifact owner
The governance model is consistent across queries, dashboards, and alerts. All three of them have a Share button, similar to the one shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 5.48 – The Share button
The Share button opens a pop-up where the owner of the query, dashboard, or alert can configure other users with Can Edit or Can Run privileges. Furthermore, the owner can configure the query or dashboard to run with the owner’s credentials or the viewer’s credentials. It is important...
