If you need to, Looker lets you create roles to manage which users have access to features and data. As your organization expands its Looker usage you can expand these permissioning features as appropriate. When you start with Looker, the default options may be sufficient.
Click Admin > Users to open the Users page. Click Add Users to create new users and assign their roles. You'll find more information on the Users documentation page.
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