Log In As Another User
Introduction
Impersonation mode allows Admins and Analysts to log in as another user, and access the personal items of that user (including folders, dashboards, and reports).
This feature is useful for:
- Test your permission control setup
- Troubleshoot reporting problems that your end-user was facing
This feature only works for Admin and Analyst accounts.
How to impersonate another user
- Simply click on the top-right menu > View and Edit as, you will see a list of users that you can impersonate.
- Select a user, and the system will log you in as that user.
Impersonator's Permissions
When impersonator is an Admin
The impersonator can do anything as if they were the impersonatee (with all of their privileges and abilities), including editing the personal workspace.
Admins are unable to impersonate other admin users.
However, admins can directly access and manage personal content of any user, including other admin accounts.
When impersonator is an Analyst
The impersonator's permissions will be the intersection of their original permissions and the impersonatee's permissions.
For example, if Analyst A is not allowed to view report X but Explorer B is, although Analyst A impersonates the account of Explorer B, Analyst A is still unable to view report X.