role

The Amazon QuickSight role of the user. The role can be one of the following default security cohorts:

• READER: A user who has read-only access to dashboards.

• AUTHOR: A user who can create data sources, datasets, analyses, and dashboards.

• ADMIN: A user who is an author, who can also manage Amazon QuickSight settings.

• READER_PRO: Reader Pro adds Generative BI capabilities to the Reader role. Reader Pros have access to Amazon Q in Amazon QuickSight, can build stories with Amazon Q, and can generate executive summaries from dashboards.

• AUTHOR_PRO: Author Pro adds Generative BI capabilities to the Author role. Author Pros can author dashboards with natural language with Amazon Q, build stories with Amazon Q, create Topics for Q&A, and generate executive summaries from dashboards.

• ADMIN_PRO: Admin Pros are Author Pros who can also manage Amazon QuickSight administrative settings. Admin Pro users are billed at Author Pro pricing.

The name of the Amazon QuickSight role is invisible to the user except for the console screens dealing with permissions.