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View alter permission for multiple members

mrinmoygupta — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:22:00 GMT

Hi I've setup the gold layer for my client by creating views. Currently not using CI/CD for view deployment but it's on roadmap. Now I've another 2-3 people joining the team and they will be making minor updates to the views as a result of change requests. This was perfectly possible in SQL Server. But in databricks other members are unable alter existing views as the views are currently tied with my user name as the view owners. If I change the view owner to a group next time another member alters the view he then becomes the view owner and other member does not even have permission to change owner. Wonder what would be best practice in this case without having to implement CI/CD. Thanks in advance.

Re: View alter permission for multiple members

Alberto_Umana — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:59:48 GMT

Hi @mrinmoygupta,

You can try below approach:

Use Groups for Ownership: Assign the ownership of views to a group rather than individual users. This ensures that all members of the group have the necessary permissions to alter the views. However, be aware that when a member of the group alters a view, they might become the new owner, which can restrict other members from making further changes.

Grant Appropriate Permissions: Ensure that the group has the necessary permissions to manage the views. This includes granting CAN_MANAGE or IS_OWNER permissions to the group. This way, even if the ownership changes, the group members can still manage the views.

Use Unity Catalog: If you are using Unity Catalog, you can manage permissions more effectively. Unity Catalog allows you to set permissions at different levels (catalog, schema, table, view) and ensures that only authorized users or groups can make changes. You can grant USAGE and SELECT permissions on the catalog and schema, and SELECT on the views to the group.

Re: View alter permission for multiple members

mrinmoygupta — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:54:35 GMT

Hi @Alberto_Umana thank you for your response. Unfortunately we already have all these three things in place. The problem still remains as when a member of the group alters a view, they might become the new owner, which can restrict other members from making further changes

My question is for someone who is using the same setup (still not using service principal for deployment) how do they deal with this situation. Do we always need an admin to transfer ownership back to a group after an individual developer alters a view?

Re: View alter permission for multiple members

dpc — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:16:29 GMT

I have the same situation and it's pretty frustration.

If somebody creates a view or table, they seem to be the only person that can alter that view.

Is there a way round this?

I have tables created by a person who is not around and cannot do anythinig with them.