Adding users to DataLens
There are a few ways to add a user to DataLens:
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Via DataLens: If the user is not going to access other Yandex Cloud services. This method allows you to add users with a Yandex account. If the user later requires other Yandex Cloud services, you can assign them an additional role in the organization with the current DataLens instance.
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Via Yandex Cloud Organization: If the user is going to use other Yandex Cloud services. This method allows you to invite users with a Yandex account to the organization or add federated users if you set up an identity federation.
Note
To add or invite users, you must be the organization's administrator (organization-manager.admin
role) or owner (organization-manager.organizations.owner
role).
Adding a user via DataLens
You can add users in the service settings. To do this:
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Go to the DataLens home page
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Open the service settings
and click in the left-hand panel. -
Under Manage users, click Invite users.
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Enter the email addresses of the users you want to invite, e.g.,
login@yandex.ru
.You can send invitations to any email address. Invited users will be able to select the appropriate Yandex account once they accept the invitation.
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Click Send invitation.
The user will receive a DataLens invitation email. Once the user accepts the invitation and selects the account for log-in, they can log in to your organization and start using DataLens. The user will get the datalens.creator
role in the organization with the current DataLens instance.
Adding a user via Yandex Cloud Organization
Inviting a user with a Yandex account
To invite a user with a Yandex account, follow this guide from the Yandex Cloud Organization documentation.
Warning
Users can only use DataLens if they have a role that enables access to the service. To ensure they have access, wait for them to accept the invitation to your organization and assign them the datalens.creator
role.
Adding a federated user
If you set up an identity federation, follow this guide to add a new federated user. After that, make sure to assign them the datalens.creator
role.
A federated user can go directly to the dashboard of their choice using for authentication a link in the following format:
https://datalens.yandex.cloud/<dashboard_ID>?__yc_federation_id=<federation_ID>