# Administration **URL:** https://community.omni.co/c/administration/6.md [Latest](https://community.omni.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.omni.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.omni.co/tags.md) --- ## [About the Administration category](https://community.omni.co/t/about-the-administration-category/21)
**Author:** [@conner](https://community.omni.co/u/conner)\ **Replies:** 0
Questions, tips, and how-to’s for anything related to administration in Omni, including permissions, security, and user attributes. --- ## [Run Content Validator in CI](https://community.omni.co/t/run-content-validator-in-ci/437)
**Author:** [@ernesto](https://community.omni.co/u/ernesto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/run-content-validator-in-ci/437 "2026-08-19T10:02:30Z")
Overview This guide shows how to run the Content Validator as part of CI in Github so pull requests receive a validation check and a comment with any issues. It makes use of a small python utility, Github actions and the… --- ## [Content Migration (move dashboards between models / connections)](https://community.omni.co/t/content-migration-move-dashboards-between-models-connections/254)
**Author:** [@russ](https://community.omni.co/u/russ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/content-migration-move-dashboards-between-models-connections/254 "2026-04-20T08:07:12Z")
You might have made a dashboard on one connection, only to make another connection / model and realize you should have built it there. Or maybe your use case is more sophisticated, like moving a dashboard between omni en… --- ## [Understanding Content + Connection Permissions](https://community.omni.co/t/understanding-content-connection-permissions/431)
**Author:** [@James](https://community.omni.co/u/James)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/understanding-content-connection-permissions/431 "2025-12-08T23:16:10Z")
A simple guide to how Omni handles who can see/work with content (dashboards, workbooks, folders) and who can query data (connections). Two Permission Systems Working Together Omni uses two layers of permissions: Co… --- ## [Bulk connection management at a user level](https://community.omni.co/t/bulk-connection-management-at-a-user-level/402)
**Author:** [@Kartik](https://community.omni.co/u/Kartik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/bulk-connection-management-at-a-user-level/402 "2025-10-22T00:28:26Z")
Hey everyone, Can anyone please tell me if we have the ability to manipulate the user connection settings i.e. viewer, Restricted Querier, Querier etc from the API? I was seeing the api docs for “users” but there is not… --- ## [Using Okta Groups to assign user attributes in Omni](https://community.omni.co/t/using-okta-groups-to-assign-user-attributes-in-omni/396)
**Author:** [@Jiro](https://community.omni.co/u/Jiro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/using-okta-groups-to-assign-user-attributes-in-omni/396 "2025-09-30T03:41:56Z")
This article assumes you have already followed our docs to successfully configure the Omni App in Okta, enabled SCIM to push groups and user attributes from Okta to Omni successfully, and have the appropriate attributes… --- ## [Bulk group management](https://community.omni.co/t/bulk-group-management/305)
**Author:** [@russ](https://community.omni.co/u/russ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/bulk-group-management/305 "2025-07-03T08:17:18Z")
The best approach to managing users and their groups is to derive them from an SSO system, and Omni supports many systems through its SAML and SCIM such as Okta, Active Directory and more. But sometimes you have a need … --- ## [🚀 Open Sourced: Bulk User & Group Management CLI for Omni.co (Beta)](https://community.omni.co/t/open-sourced-bulk-user-group-management-cli-for-omni-co-beta/342)
**Author:** [@Jamiefry](https://community.omni.co/u/Jamiefry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/open-sourced-bulk-user-group-management-cli-for-omni-co-beta/342 "2025-06-18T09:39:15Z")
I’ve just open sourced omni-user-manager, a Python CLI package that provides easy-to-use wrappers around the Omni.co APIs for user and group management. Key features: Comprehensive sync operations - The sync command o… --- ## [How can I share Omni content e.g. a single dashboard with outside contractors, partners, or employees?](https://community.omni.co/t/how-can-i-share-omni-content-e-g-a-single-dashboard-with-outside-contractors-partners-or-employees/153)
**Author:** [@jack](https://community.omni.co/u/jack)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/how-can-i-share-omni-content-e-g-a-single-dashboard-with-outside-contractors-partners-or-employees/153 "2024-09-18T13:08:15Z")
If you are looking to provide access to Omni content to external users, most likely you will want to take advantage of embedded functionality. However in some cases, you may wish to provide very limited access directly … --- ## [Bulk User and User Attribute management](https://community.omni.co/t/bulk-user-and-user-attribute-management/253)
**Author:** [@russ](https://community.omni.co/u/russ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/bulk-user-and-user-attribute-management/253 "2025-03-03T23:49:45Z")
The best approach to managing users and their attributes is to derive them from an SSO system, and Omni supports many systems through its SAML and SCIM such as Okta, Active Directory and more. But sometimes you have a n… --- ## [Point an existing model to a new service account project or new schemas with the same structure](https://community.omni.co/t/point-an-existing-model-to-a-new-service-account-project-or-new-schemas-with-the-same-structure/231)
**Author:** [@aklance](https://community.omni.co/u/aklance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/point-an-existing-model-to-a-new-service-account-project-or-new-schemas-with-the-same-structure/231 "2025-02-10T17:06:19Z")
Do you need to replace an entire catalog (project) or schema reference and essentially have the same tables now in a new service account or project? This article will help guide you through the process. Please read thro… --- ## [Leveraging Different database user roles for users within Omni](https://community.omni.co/t/leveraging-different-database-user-roles-for-users-within-omni/229)
**Author:** [@jack](https://community.omni.co/u/jack)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/leveraging-different-database-user-roles-for-users-within-omni/229 "2025-02-08T03:07:01Z")
Occasionally, administrators prefer to manage the access to underlying data within the database directly for groups of users. This is typically done by creating user roles, which then map to certain sets of users at the … --- ## [Linking to Omni from SAML Apps](https://community.omni.co/t/linking-to-omni-from-saml-apps/224)
**Author:** [@Jiro](https://community.omni.co/u/Jiro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/linking-to-omni-from-saml-apps/224 "2025-01-31T21:48:28Z")
It’s pretty common for companies using a SAML app like Okta to have users expect to access the company’s apps from the SAML app interface (as opposed to navigating to the app’s url directly), but at the time of this writ… --- ## [Set user permissions using the API](https://community.omni.co/t/set-user-permissions-using-the-api/186)
**Author:** [@Amihai](https://community.omni.co/u/Amihai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/set-user-permissions-using-the-api/186 "2024-11-12T15:47:29Z")
Hi, I’m wondering if it’s possible to manage user permissions through Omni’s API. Specifically, I’d like to know if I can: Set a new user as an Admin or assign different roles upon joining. Adjust permissions (e.g., re… --- ## [What is "verified" content?](https://community.omni.co/t/what-is-verified-content/81)
**Author:** [@conner](https://community.omni.co/u/conner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/what-is-verified-content/81 "2024-07-31T17:59:44Z")
The “Verified” tag is a special dashboard label that can only be applied by administrators. It serves as a protected tag that can be used to flag important or actively maintained dashboards and workbooks. Using it is no… --- ## [How do I see Omni as another user? (Impersonation)](https://community.omni.co/t/how-do-i-see-omni-as-another-user-impersonation/119)
**Author:** [@conner](https://community.omni.co/u/conner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/how-do-i-see-omni-as-another-user-impersonation/119 "2024-07-03T19:26:47Z")
If you’re an Organization Admin, you can use Omni’s “Impersonate User” feature to view Omni as one of your users. This can help with debugging content permissions, i.e. to understand why a user can’t see a certain dashbo… --- ## [How do I limit access to columns based on user attributes? (Column-level Permissions)](https://community.omni.co/t/how-do-i-limit-access-to-columns-based-on-user-attributes-column-level-permissions/62)
**Author:** [@conner](https://community.omni.co/u/conner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/how-do-i-limit-access-to-columns-based-on-user-attributes-column-level-permissions/62 "2024-05-10T23:35:56Z")
You may have some fields in a table that contain sensitive information, or you may want to limit them for another reason. In this article, I’ll: Explain how to use Omni to limit access to those fields, and Walk through… --- ## [Restoring deleted workbooks / dashboards & how to determine who deleted them](https://community.omni.co/t/restoring-deleted-workbooks-dashboards-how-to-determine-who-deleted-them/43)
**Author:** [@anika](https://community.omni.co/u/anika)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/restoring-deleted-workbooks-dashboards-how-to-determine-who-deleted-them/43 "2024-04-19T00:26:13Z")
You can find content that has been deleted in the Trash, which you can find on the bottom left of the homepage. You can restore a piece of content using the arrow icon on the right Once the item has been restored…