Microsoft Purview · Unified Catalog Governance
Data Quality Reader
Browse all data quality insights and rules. Sub-role requiring Governance Domain Reader and catalog reader role.
Scope: Read-only access to data quality insights within domain
Permissions
- Browse all data quality insights (except column-level profiling)
- View data quality rule definitions
- Access data quality scores and trends
- View quality issue summaries
- Cannot run scanning jobs or create rules
- Cannot access detailed error records
Common use cases
- Business users monitoring data quality for their use cases
- Data consumers checking quality before using data products
- Management reviewing domain data quality trends
- Auditors assessing quality control implementation
- Stakeholders tracking quality improvement progress
Best practices
- Assign to data consumers who need quality visibility
- Use for transparency on data product quality
- Include quality metrics in domain dashboards
- Educate readers on interpreting quality scores
- Combine with Global Catalog Reader for broad assignment
Security considerations
- Read-only role with minimal security concerns
- Cannot see detailed error records or data samples
- Quality insights may reveal data issues to broad audience
- Safe for broad assignment to domain stakeholders
Common questions
When should I assign the Data Quality Reader role?
Assign Data Quality Reader when you need to: Business users monitoring data quality for their use cases; Data consumers checking quality before using data products; Management reviewing domain data quality trends; Auditors assessing quality control implementation; and Stakeholders tracking quality improvement progress. It is part of Microsoft Purview and should be granted as a least-privilege alternative to broader roles like Global Administrator.
What can someone with the Data Quality Reader role do?
The Data Quality Reader role grants permissions including: Browse all data quality insights (except column-level profiling); View data quality rule definitions; Access data quality scores and trends; View quality issue summaries; Cannot run scanning jobs or create rules; and Cannot access detailed error records. See the Permissions section above for the full list.
What are the security risks of the Data Quality Reader role?
Key considerations when assigning Data Quality Reader: Read-only role with minimal security concerns; Cannot see detailed error records or data samples; Quality insights may reveal data issues to broad audience; and Safe for broad assignment to domain stakeholders. Review the Security considerations section before assignment, and pair with Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for just-in-time access where possible.