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title: "Manage Restrictions on Datasource Creation"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DHDC/2802650753/Manage%20Restrictions%20on%20Datasource%20Creation"
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## Overview

The **Global Settings** view allows our users to decide which users of the instance can create new datasources in Dashboard Hub.

### Enable Datasource Creation Restrictions

The datasource restrictions must be configured in the Global Settings section. To configure, follow these steps:

![image](media://2afdbf41-5134-4e5e-aa34-163f07eb51d2)

If a user doesn’t have permissions to create datasources:

- The **Add datasource** and **Manage datasources** options will appear as disabled from the **Dashboard** drop-down menu.
- The **Add datasource** option is removed from the **datasource selector**.

This ensures that only authorized users can create new datasources.