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Authorization

Authorization is a data reporting best practice involving verification of a user’s identity and the subsequent provision of access rights. Along with authentication, it may be used to grant or deny access to reports, columns, and records to selected users or user-groups in BI applications.

Essentially, authorization is way of granting individuals access only to the data they need. Integration with existing authorization systems makes it easier for users to access self-service capabilities.