If global report restrictions have been enabled, the following settings can be configured by going to Quick-access menu > Reports > Report builder > General settings.
| Setting | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Global restriction behaviour for users with no active restrictions | Specifies what users will see when viewing a report with global restrictions enabled when they don't have any restrictions applied to them. Options are:
| - |
| Enable global restrictions in new user reports | If checked (default) all newly created user reports will have global report restrictions enabled. | - |
Next steps
- What are global report restrictions?
- Enable global report restrictions
- Create global report restrictions
- Apply global report restrictions
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