Permission to Access data Sources

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Hi all,
I am very sorry for this basic question, but I am new to quicksight and have a question about data source permission.
My colleague has the option “from an existing data source” and I have tried to connect to the data the same way, but this option does not show up for me.
I can’t connect to other aws resources either.

I am assuming that I am currently missing some Permission/account role to access the data source.
( Also, by the way, I am missing the “manage QuickSight” button in my profile).

  1. Could you confirm my understanding about this matter is correct?
  2. If so, could you please tell me what is missing and what steps I need to take to get the access to data sources?
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Hi @toqchisu
you are right.
Your colleague has to share the datasource that you can use the same.
BR

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hi @ErikG , thank you so much for your quick response!

For clarification,
Can you please tell me if I should ask my colleagues to share the data source with me through some procedure or if I should ask my IAM account to be authorized by a manager or other person to access the data source?

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Hi @toqchisu
the owner of the datasource can share with you. While clicking on the datasource there should be the share option.
BR

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@toqchisu any updates?

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Hi @toqchisu, I am marking this reply as, “Solution,” in case you need further assistance with your problem, please create a sample dashboard with sample dataset showing your problem state using Arena and please create a new post, so we can look at it from a fresh perspective. (Details on using Arena can be found here - QuickSight Arena)