# Landing Zone permissions

For proper operation, the user specified in the landing zone database connection settings must be granted the following permissions:

* Read metadata
* Select from tables
* Create tables (for error marts)
* Insert to tables (error marts)

For information on the landing zone, see [Landing Zone settings](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/compose/December2024/Content/ComposeDWDL/Main/DW/Data%20Source%20Connections/add_data_sources_in_compose.htm#landing_area).