A user with nearly all system privileges still can't see or create 'Information Sources'-category Data Sources in the Lobby Data Source Designer, even though an IFSAPP login on the same environment shows them fine — what permission is actually needed?

Q: A user with nearly all system privileges still can't see or create 'Information Sources'-category Data Sources in the Lobby Data Source Designer, even though an IFSAPP login on the same environment shows them fine — what permission is actually needed?

Check whether the user has the BrowseStarSchemaMetaData and ExecuteStarSchema activities granted — these two specific activities control access to Information Sources (star-schema-based) Data Sources in the Lobby Data Source Designer, separately from the broader set of system privileges the user otherwise has. Granting both resolves both symptoms: Information Sources becoming visible in the existing Data Sources list, and becoming selectable as an option when creating a new Data Source.

Answer

Check whether the user has the BrowseStarSchemaMetaData and ExecuteStarSchema activities granted — these two specific activities control access to Information Sources (star-schema-based) Data Sources in the Lobby Data Source Designer, separately from the broader set of system privileges the user otherwise has. Granting both resolves both symptoms: Information Sources becoming visible in the existing Data Sources list, and becoming selectable as an option when creating a new Data Source.

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