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title: "Configure dashboards permissions"
slug: "configure-dashboard-permissions"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-09-16T13:02:49Z
published: 2026-09-16T13:02:49Z
canonical: "help.gong.io/configure-dashboard-permissions"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configure dashboards permissions

> **Who can use this**: Tech admin
> 
> **Available on**: Gong Forecast

Grant team members the ability to view or manage dashboards by configuring their permission profiles. Permissions live in two places: **Business settings** controls who can build and manage dashboards and data assets; **Pages** controls who can open the dashboards page at all.

## Dashboard permissions overview

Four permissions affect dashboard access. The first three are in Business settings and control management capabilities. The fourth is in Pages and controls viewing access.

| Permission | What it enables | Where to set it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manage dashboards** | Create, edit, share, and delete dashboards and their widgets; configure dashboard filters. | Business settings |
| **Manage metrics** | Create, edit, and delete metrics used across Gong. | Business settings |
| **Manage targets** | Create, upload, edit, and delete targets used across Gong. | Business settings |
| **Dashboards** (page) | View the dashboards page and open published dashboards. | Pages |

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> These permissions were previously combined in a single **Manage Revenue Analytics** permission, which was split to allow more granular control. If your profiles were set up before this change, existing dashboards and configurations are unchanged.

## Enable dashboard management

Enable these permissions when you want to give someone the ability to create, edit, share, or delete dashboards, or to manage the metrics and targets that power them.

**To enable dashboard management permissions:**

1. From the left sidebar, click **Admin center**.
2. In the **Settings** tab, click **Permission profiles** under the **People** card.
3. Click the profile you want to update, or click **New profile** to create one.
4. Under **Business settings**, enable the permissions you need:
  - **Manage dashboards:** Create, edit, share, delete, and configure filters on dashboards and widgets.
  - **Manage metrics:** Create, edit, and delete metrics used across Gong.
  - **Manage targets:** Create, upload, edit, and delete targets.
5. Click **Save**.

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> Users with Manage dashboards can add existing metrics and targets to widgets without needing Manage metrics or Manage targets. Only grant those permissions to admins who need to create or change the underlying data assets.

## Enable dashboard viewing

The Dashboards page permission is the gate for anyone who only needs to view published dashboards. It is separate from the management permissions above and should be granted to anyone who needs to open a dashboard.

**To enable the Dashboards page permission:**

1. From the left sidebar, click **Admin center**.
2. In the **Settings** tab, click **Permission profiles** under the **People** card.
3. Click the profile you want to update.
4. Under **Pages**, enable **Dashboards**.
5. Click **Save**.

## Best practices

When deciding how to structure dashboard access across your team:

- Grant **Manage metrics** and **Manage targets** only to a small group of trusted admins. These assets are shared across dashboards and forecast boards, so changes affect everyone.
- Use **Manage dashboards** for the broader group of business admins who build and share dashboards.
- Grant the **Dashboards** page permission to everyone who needs to view published dashboards, including managers and reps who are viewers only.
- Review permission profiles periodically to make sure access reflects current roles and responsibilities.

## Frequently asked questions

****I enabled Manage dashboards for a user but they still can't open any dashboards. Why?****

Manage dashboards controls the ability to build and manage dashboards, not to view them. To view published dashboards, the user also needs the **Dashboards** page permission enabled under **Pages** in their permission profile. Check that setting first.

****Can someone with Manage dashboards use existing metrics and targets in their widgets?****

Yes. Manage dashboards allows users to build widgets using any existing metric or target. Manage metrics and Manage targets are only required to create, edit, or delete those underlying assets. They can also use existing metrics and targets in forecast boards if they have the appropriate forecast board permission.

****What is the difference between Manage dashboards and the Dashboards page permission?****

Manage dashboards gives editing capabilities: the ability to create, configure, share, and delete dashboards. The Dashboards page permission gives viewing access: it lets a user open and see published dashboards. Most viewers only need the page permission; builders and admins also need Manage dashboards.

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