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Getting Started

Prerequisites to using QuickSight in Analytical Platform

  • Permission to read data available in QuickSight
  • QuickSight enabled for your user within Analytical Platform Control Panel
  • You have a QuickSight user linked to your alpha_user_

Permissions

You’ll need permissions to databases, tables, or domains for datasets within the mojap-derived-table domains produced by Create a Derived Table.

These permissions are defined in the data-engineering-database-access GitHub repository.

Ensuring you have a QuickSight user

Note: As you read through the instructions you will notice that you are being asked to authenticate and set up user groups using Azure Entra ID and your @justice.gov.uk identity. This is a deliberate choice. Our long-term strategic goal as a platform is to transition away from Github for access management and utilise MOJ’s central directory.

1. Create a User Group in Entra ID

  • Go to the Azure Portal and sign in with your justice.gov.uk credentials.
  • In the top search bar, search for “Entra ID” and click on Microsoft Entra ID.
    • if this is the first time using the Azure Portal there are a few pages you can skip to get to this point.
  • Navigate to Manage > Groups and click + New group.
  • Set Group type to Security.
  • Enter a Group name beginning with azure-aws-sso-qs- and a unique identifier (e.g., azure-aws-sso-qs-yourteam).
  • Choose Membership type as Assigned.
  • Click on No members selected, then search for and select all users who will participate in the MVP. Ensure all users have a justice.gov.uk email address.
  • To add yourself as an admin, click on the Owners section, search for your user account, and add it as an owner. This will give you administrative rights to manage group membership and settings.
  • Click Create to finalise the group setup, and notify the AP team.

2. Notify Us of the Group Name and Begin Synchronisation

Enable QuickSight in Analytical Platform Control Panel

Raise a support request to enable QuickSight for your user

Accessing QuickSight

This page was last reviewed on 11 December 2024. It needs to be reviewed again on 11 February 2025 by the page owner #analytical-platform-support .