Hi team, quick question related to roadmap - are there any plans to make creating metrics either part of the

ANALYZE

workspace permission, or introducing a new workspace permission between

ANALYZE

and

MANAGE

that lets users create metrics?

Great question! Based on the available knowledge sources, here's what can be confirmed: Current behavior: Creating and editing metrics currently requires the

MANAGE

workspace permission. The

ANALYZE

permission only allows users to view metrics (alongside creating/editing dashboards and visualizations), while

MANAGE

is needed to create or edit them. [Manage Workspace Permissions] Roadmap: The knowledge sources do not explicitly mention a plan to move metric creation into

ANALYZE

or introduce a new intermediate permission specifically for that purpose. However, there is a roadmap item for Object-Level Permissions that is relevant here: > Fine-grained access control that defines who can view, edit, or manage individual analytics objects — extending beyond dashboards to cover the semantic layer and visual components, including permissions for individual visualizations, metrics, and data fields. This suggests GoodData is working toward more granular control over metrics (and other objects) rather than simply adjusting the existing workspace permission tiers. In the meantime, the workaround discussed in the community for allowing metric creation without full LDM editing rights is granting

ANALYZE

+

MANAGE

but not granting the

USE

permission on the data source — though this hasn't been officially confirmed as the recommended approach in the knowledge sources. [Community Slack] I'd recommend submitting this as product feedback directly to GoodData, as user demand helps shape prioritization of these kinds of permission improvements. 👍 0 button 👎 0 button ℹ️ Tip: Mention @kapa.ai in the thread for follow-ups. 👀 Our Support team monitors all messages and will jump in if needed.

Curious if either of these items are on the roadmap specifically, and in the mean time, if there's an official recommendation for this use case

Hi Anant, Metric creation currently requires

MANAGE

. There's no intermediate permission tier today. More granular creation permissions are on the roadmap, but no public timeline yet. I'll log this as product feedback on your behalf. The best workaround is a workspace hierarchy https://www.gooddata.com/docs/cloud/workspaces/workspace-hierarchy Build your core metrics in a parent workspace, and users in child workspaces can use them but not edit them, while still being able to create their own. Note that child workspaces count toward your workspace limit.