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# Sharing a Data Set

This option helps the user to share a Data Set with other user(s) or user group(s). The user can also exclude a user(s) or user group(s) from the rights to access a Data Set using the Exclude User option provided under the Share Data Set dialog box.

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*Check out the illustration describing the Share Data Set functionality.*
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***Sharing a Data Set***
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* Select a **Data Set** from the ***Data Sets*** list.
* Click the ***Share*** icon for the selected Data Set.

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* The ***Share Data Set*** window opens.
* Select one tab from the ***User***, ***User group***, and ***Exclude user*** tabs.
* Select a **User** or **User grou**p using the ***User*** or ***User group*** tabs.
* Use the arrow signs to move one or multiple users/user groups to the right side box.

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* The selected user(s)/ user group(s) get moved to the right side box.
* Click the ***Save*** option.&#x20;

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* A confirmation message appears and the **Data Set** gets shared with the selected user(s)/ user group(s).

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* Navigate to the user account with whom the Dataset has been shared.&#x20;
* Open the ***Data Set List*** page, the shared Data Set gets marked with a specific icon under the ***Status*** column.&#x20;
* The receiver user will have limited ***Action Permissions*** on the ***Shared Data Set***.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*

* *The shared **Data Set** gets listed under the **Data Set List** of the user to whom it has been shared.*
* *Users can share the Data set with a Single group or Multiple Groups* *using the **User group*** *tab. The steps to share a Data Set with User Group(s) are similar to the ones mentioned above for sharing a Data Set with User(s).*
* *The **Exclude User** tab helps to exclude the user(s) from the rights to access a Data Set, if it is already shared. Only the users part of the selected user group to which the Data Set has been shared will be listed under the **Exclude User** tab.*
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