Switching Business UnitΒΆ

A Business Unit, also called BU, is the main security boundary of the system. All users and sources of the DW application such as Layouts are part of a specific BU. For more info about Business Units see Business Units chapter in administrator application guide.

A user can see only things, that belongs to his BU. If user is a member of multiple BUs, only one can be accessed at once. The active BU can be changed in two ways:

  1. In the Switch Business Unit dialog, accessible from the Application Menu. For more info about Application Menu see Application Menu chapter.

    Figure 1: Switch Business Unit Button

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    Figure 2: Switch Business Unit Dialog

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  2. In the Business Unit dropdown on the left side of the toolbar.

    Figure 3: Switch Business Unit dropdown in Toolbar

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    Figure 4: Switch Business Unit dropdown in Toolbar

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The last selected Business Unit is remembered even after closing and reopening the browser.

The Switch Business Unit dialog contains a dropdown, listing all BUs, the user is part of. Selecting a BU and clicking the switch button will change the active Business Unit.

Switching a Business Unit when viewing a Layout will navigate to the Layout list.