A practical example
Example: an RLS policy on the orders table filters rows where order_region matches the querying user's assigned region, so the same dashboard serves every region with no duplicated datasets.
What to evaluate before investing
- Confirm RLS is enforced in the query engine itself, not only in the BI layer, which users may bypass
- Test how policies interact with shared dashboards, embedded analytics, and service accounts
- Ask how policy changes are audited and who is authorized to modify them
Limitations and tradeoffs
Complex policies can slow queries and are easy to misconfigure; a single missing filter condition can expose rows across tenants, so testing with real roles is essential.
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