# Assigning roles to a data source
Datasources are secured by assigning roles with permissions for access and other operations. You can assign a datasource to one or more roles. You can control their level of access by selecting the required permissions during the creation of datasources.
1. To assign roles to a datasource, open the **\Roles** tab. The **Roles** pane is displayed.
2\. To select a role to assign permissions, in the upper right corner of the **Roles** pane, click **Add.**
A row is added in the **Roles** table.
3\. Under the **Role** column, from the list, select a role for which permissions are to be assigned.
3\. To assign permissions to the selected role, select the required checkboxes in the respective columns.
The following permissions can be assigned to the roles:
| **Permission** | **Description** |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Insert allowed | Indicates permission to insert a new record |
| Update Allowed | Indicates permission to update an existing record |
| Audit Allowed | Indicates permission to view the changes made by others from the Audit Page
Note: Audit Page can be accessed from File>Record> Audit menu item
|
| Delete Allowed | Indicates permission to delete an existing record |
| Query Allowed | Indicates permission to fetch data |
4\. If you want to assign permissions to another role, repeat steps 1 to 4 or click **Save**.
The selected permissions are assigned to the role(s).