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Editing security rules

You can edit a security rule that you have update rights to. If you edit a default rule, that is a rule that is supplied with Qlik Sense, the rule type definition changes from Default to Custom. Please keep in mind that changing a default rule, or adding a new rule that affects default rules, may cause unexpected behaviour in Qlik Sense. Use the rule preview feature to check rule behavior before implementing changes to default rules. Also keep in mind that only read only and default rules are automatically updated when you upgrade to a new Qlik Sense version.

Tip noteRules that are specific to streams and data connections can be created and changed from the Streams and Data connections pages.

Do the following:

  1. Select Security rules on the QMC start page or from the StartS drop-down menu to display the overview.
    Tip noteYou can apply a filter to a column by clicking ..
  2. Select the rule you want to edit.

  3. Click Edit in the action bar.
  4. Edit the applicable fields for the rule.

    Tip noteWhen using multiple conditions you can group two conditions by clicking Group. After condtions have been grouped you can ungroup them by clicking Ungroup. The default operand between conditions is OR. You can change this in the operand drop-down. Multiple conditions are grouped so that OR is superior to AND.
  5. Click the Preview tab to view the access rights that your rule will create and the users they apply to, see Previewing how security rules affect user privileges

    Information noteYou must click Apply to save your changes. Apply is disabled if a mandatory field is empty.
  6. Click Apply in the action bar to save the edited rule or click Cancel to discard changes.

    Successfully updated is displayed at the bottom of the page.

You have now edited a security rule.

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