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Manage connection admins

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Connection admins have full control over a data source connection in Atlan. They can edit connection details, manage all assets under the connection, and are exempt from persona and purpose visibility restrictions for that connection. Assign connection admin rights to platform engineers or data owners responsible for maintaining the source.

Prerequisites​

Before you begin, make sure:

  • You are an admin in Atlan, or an existing connection admin for the connection you want to update.

View current connection admins​

  1. In your Atlan workspace, click Settings from the left menu.

    If you are using the Old UI (Classic), from the left menu, click Admin.

  2. Click Connections to open the connections list.

  3. Click the connection you want to inspect.

  4. In the connection details, find the Connection admins section. This lists every user and group currently assigned as admin for this connection.

Add connection admin​

  1. Open the connection in Settings → Connections.

  2. In the Connection admins section, click Add.

  3. Search for and select the users or groups you want to assign as admins.

  4. Click Save. The selected users immediately gain full admin rights on this connection.

Remove connection admin​

  1. Open the connection in Settings → Connections.

  2. In the Connection admins section, find the user or group you want to remove.

  3. Click the x next to their name.

  4. Click Save. The user loses connection admin rights immediately, though they retain any access granted by personas or purposes.

Connection admins bypass persona and purpose restrictions

A connection admin can view, edit, and manage all assets in the connection regardless of what personas or purposes restrict for other users. Assign this role carefully.

Need help?​

If a connection admin cannot edit a connection or its assets, confirm they are listed under Connection admins (not just as a workspace Admin) and that the connection was saved after the change. Contact Atlan Support if the issue persists.

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