Introduction to Qlik Sense Resources
Qlik Sense Security
Overview
This and next lesson are focused on introducing you to list of available Qlik Sense resources. When you are going through all of these resources, I recommend looking at the resources as just a list of things that Qlik Sense site consists of. It's a chance for you to see what's available for you to give access to within Qlik Sense.
The list is fairly lengthy but the vast majority of those resources you will likely never need to touch. So, don't let the number of resources distract you. If you think of what Qlik Sense is, it's mainly a tool to make apps that solve business intelligence and analytics challenges. The final product that is built with Qlik Sense are apps. Users come to Qlik Sense to get access to those apps. Apps live in streams. Majority of security related activity, therefore, will be structured around managing access to streams and apps for different users. That's first thing worth noting.
Second thing to note is that whether you're working on granting access to an app, a stream, or something more obscure like a Custom Property, there's nothing inherently different about the process for granting access to any resource. To grant access to resource, you:
Specify the resource.
Specify what a user can do with that resource.
Provide conditions under which a user can get access to the resource.
Specify where a user can access the resource - in the Hub, in QMC, or both.
It is important, therefore, to be familiar with different resources and what part of Qlik Sense environment they pertain to, but it's more important to have a clear understanding of how security rules can be created to control access to a resource, whatever that resource may be.
With that said, in this lesson:
You will be introduced to 21 Qlik Sense resources that Qlik made available in QMC when selecting a resource for a security rule.
Learn which of the 21 resources are commonly used and which ones are less commonly used.
Learn about six resource categories that Qlik Sense resources can be grouped into.
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01. Resource Categories
To help get a grasp of all available Qlik Sense resources, I put together six resource categories that separate the resources and make them easier to learn and understand. The six resource categories are:
Qlik Sense resources tend to fall under one of these six resource categories. Keep these resource categories in mind as they will make it easier to understand which part of Qlik Sense a given resource is tied to.
Here's a quick sneak peek into usability of resources of each category:
Access to solutions, data, and accessory types of resources is often customized.
Access to tasks and server categories of resources is less common to be customized.
Users, of course, are the ones who will be getting access to different resources.
Although it is also possible to control who can see the list of users that exist withing Qlik Sense environment.
02. Available Resources
Qlik made 21 resources available for selection when creating a security rule. Among the 21 resources are things like apps, streams, data connections, extensions, and users. Here's a screenshot from QMC for reference of the 21 resources:
These are the resources that users and admins will commonly need access to. Custom rules are created to give access to these resources to appropriate users.
Of the 21 resources, only about 6 to 13 are commonly used and the rest are used rarely. Understanding these 6 to 13 common resources will give you enough knowledge to be able to control access to majority of frequently used Qlik Sense resources.
For reference, here's the list of the 21 resources organized by category and Prevalent flag to show how likely you will come access the need to create a security rule for each resource:
I set the Prevalent flag based on my experience so take it with a grain of salt. You may come across a business that works with high volume of data, for example, and uses On-Demand App Services (a.k.a. On-Demand App Generation or ODAG for short) to handle creation of apps containing a subset of data that a user may need to see. If you are or will be working for such business, you will likely need to create some custom rules to control who can use the ODAG functionality.
Main point is that there are some fairly commonly used resources that require build-out of custom security rules, like apps and streams and data connections. These resources are worth knowing and understanding. A good portion of this course focusses on these prevalent resources to help you become an expert in them. Less prevalent resources are also covered just not in as great of detail.
Later on in the course we'll take a deeper dive into available Qlik Sense resources and see how security rules can control access to them. For now, simply being aware of available resources and resource types is an excellent progress.
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Summary
Key Takeaways
Qlik Sense resources can be grouped into six categories:
Solution
Data
Accessory
Task
Server
User
Some resources are frequently used, and some are rarely touched.
It is more important to learn how resource filters and security rules can be created to control access to different resources rather than learning every available resource.
You will gain more familiarity and understanding of Qlik Sense resources as you will more through the course.
Use this guide as a reference if you ever need to remember or see a definition or a category of a resource.
Now that you've seen a list of the 21 resources that Qlik made available in their interface for creating security rules, next lesson reveals additional 29 hidden resources. These are the resources that are used in built-in security rules. You might not need to create rules to give access to these hidden resources but it's worth being aware of them to give you a more holistic picture of Qlik Sense and its resources.
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