What are the elements of Yellowfin’s’ security model?

The core elements related to security are:

• Users – an individual user who accesses the system
• Groups – users can be combined together into Groups – such as which department they might work in. A user can belong to many Groups. Security access and other assignments can be performed at individual level, or Group level for greater efficiency.
• Functions – these are granular system level privileges that allow the use of different functionality in Yellowfin, for example the ability to create certain types of content or change administrative settings
• Roles – roles are groupings of functions – these can be assigned to users or groups to grant system privileges.

How can I restrict the access that users get?

Yellowfin has very fine-grained control over access to system functions and content. Users are given access by assignment to roles – either directly or via their membership of a group. Roles define which system functions they can access. Users and Groups are also given access to content – either by having access to specific content folders or by being granted direct access to a piece of content.

Can I administer multiple companies within a single instance of Yellowfin?

Yes – Yellowfin has rich multi-tenancy capabilities. Many Client Organizations can be established within a single Yellowfin instance. Each organization is logically separate and can have it’s own unique branding and content – or can share content from the parent organization.