# \#permissions

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## [Understanding Content + Connection Permissions](https://community.omni.co/t/understanding-content-connection-permissions/431)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Why am I getting the error: “WORKBOOK models with changes to topics are restricted”?](https://community.omni.co/t/why-am-i-getting-the-error-workbook-models-with-changes-to-topics-are-restricted/40)

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**Author:** [@conner](https://community.omni.co/u/conner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.omni.co/t/why-am-i-getting-the-error-workbook-models-with-changes-to-topics-are-restricted/40 "2024-04-16T21:36:36Z")

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If you’re seeing this error when viewing a chart on a dashboard, a few things are likely happening: You have Viewer permissions in Omni (permissions docs). The queries on that dashboard are not built off a “predefined …