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GETTING STARTED
What is Canvas?
Connecting your data
Creating your first canvas
Onboarding your team
FAQs
Building canvases
Navigating a canvas
Importing data
Supported formulas
Writing formulas
Writing SQL
Joining data
Pivoting data
Visualizing data
Managing users
Assigning permissions
Security
Data security
Privacy policy
Terms of service
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Assigning permissions
Canvas has a simple permissions model so you can easily make sure everyone has access to the right data.

Team Permissions

Owners can invite team members to their Canvas team account and assign them any of the below permissions.
Role
Can
Cannot
Owners
  • Manage integrations
  • Manage billing information
  • Manage team members
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Creators
Create and manage shared canvases
  • Manage integrations
  • Manage billing information
  • Manage team members
Explorers
Create private canvases
Create or manage shared canvases

Permissions within a Canvas

Owners can assign unique permissions on each canvas to control the access to and editing of sensitive data.
Role
Can
Cannot
Owners
  • Share a canvas with other team members and assign them canvas-level permissions
  • Delete a shared canvas they own
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Editors
Once invited,
  • Edit the canvas
  • Invite commenters
  • Comment
  • Duplicate the shared canvas for private edits
Once invited,
  • Invite other editors
  • Delete the canvas
Commenters
Once invited,
  • Invite commenters
  • Comment
  • Duplicate the shared canvas for private edits
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Once invited,
  • Edit the canvas
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