Amazon QuickSight
A cloud-native business intelligence and data visualization service from Amazon that supports governed dataset management, row- and column-level security policies, natural language querying, and AI-assisted application building. The service is primarily oriented toward enterprise data analytics scenarios.
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For downgrade scenarios involving users with assets, production environments, or requirements for auditability, it is recommended to use the AWS CLI for step-by-step downgrade rather than manual deletion and recreation.
In QuickSight, Admin holds the highest privileges to manage users and subscriptions, Author can create and edit dashboards and datasets, Reader can only view shared content, and No Subscription does not consume license seats.
In the QuickSight billing model, Authors and Admins are billed monthly, while Readers are billed per session.
Deleting a QuickSight user who holds assets may cause ownership issues for assets such as dashboards and datasets.
For users who do not hold any assets, manually deleting them and re-inviting them with the Reader role is the quickest downgrade path.
Using the AWS CLI command aws quicksight update-user allows in-place modification of user role attributes rather than destroying and recreating the user, thereby preserving the user's asset ownership.
The aws quicksight update-user command requires the --aws-account-id, --namespace, --user-name, and target --role parameters (with values of READER, AUTHOR, or ADMIN).
The --namespace parameter defaults to default; if an enterprise uses multi-namespace isolation, it should be filled in according to the actual situation.
The Amazon QuickSight console does not provide a direct path to downgrade users from Admin or Author to Reader.
Amazon QuickSight has four built-in user roles: Admin, Author, Reader, and No Subscription.
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For downgrade scenarios involving users with assets, production environments, or requirements for auditability, it is recommended to use the AWS CLI for step-by-step downgrade rather than manual deletion and recreation.
50%UnverifiedIn QuickSight, Admin holds the highest privileges to manage users and subscriptions, Author can create and edit dashboards and datasets, Reader can only view shared content, and No Subscription does not consume license seats.
50%UnverifiedIn the QuickSight billing model, Authors and Admins are billed monthly, while Readers are billed per session.
50%UnverifiedDeleting a QuickSight user who holds assets may cause ownership issues for assets such as dashboards and datasets.
50%UnverifiedFor users who do not hold any assets, manually deleting them and re-inviting them with the Reader role is the quickest downgrade path.
50%UnverifiedUsing the AWS CLI command aws quicksight update-user allows in-place modification of user role attributes rather than destroying and recreating the user, thereby preserving the user's asset ownership.
50%UnverifiedThe aws quicksight update-user command requires the --aws-account-id, --namespace, --user-name, and target --role parameters (with values of READER, AUTHOR, or ADMIN).
50%UnverifiedThe --namespace parameter defaults to default; if an enterprise uses multi-namespace isolation, it should be filled in according to the actual situation.
50%UnverifiedThe Amazon QuickSight console does not provide a direct path to downgrade users from Admin or Author to Reader.
50%UnverifiedAmazon QuickSight has four built-in user roles: Admin, Author, Reader, and No Subscription.
50%UnverifiedQuickSight officially emphasizes that this feature can guide readers to the data they need with fewer steps.
50%UnverifiedThe hierarchy filter consolidates multi-level data filtering that would otherwise require multiple independent filter controls into a single control.
50%UnverifiedHierarchy filters can consolidate multiple filter controls into a single compact hierarchical control, freeing up more canvas space for displaying charts and key metrics.
50%UnverifiedAmazon QuickSight is a fully managed, cloud-native Business Intelligence (BI) service whose core capability is building and publishing interactive dashboards.
50%UnverifiedTableau offers cascading parameters and Power BI offers slicer hierarchy functionality, both of which provided similar hierarchical filtering capabilities earlier than QuickSight.
50%UnverifiedQuickSight's core competitive advantage lies in its deep integration with the AWS ecosystem (such as direct connections to Redshift, S3, and Athena) and its pay-per-use pricing model.
50%UnverifiedAmazon QuickSight has added a hierarchy filter feature that supports multi-level filtering.
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