Match each Microsoft Dataverse security concept to its definition.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Set of privileges assigned to users
Permission to perform an action on a table
Group sharing access without owning records
Group that owns records and can share them
Logical grouping of users and data
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Role-based security: Controls access based on a user's role membership.
Dataverse uses role-based security as its foundation. Role-based security controls access via user roles, field-level security restricts specific attributes, row-level security governs records, and team-based security applies roles to groups. Common mistakes include confusing field-level with row-level or mixing definition of role-based security.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Role-based security: Controls access based on a user's role membership.
Why this is correct
Role-based security is the core mechanism in Dataverse that assigns permissions based on the roles a user holds.
Field-level security: Restricts access to specific fields or columns in an entity.
Why this is correct
Field-level security allows fine-grained control over visibility and editability of individual attributes.
Row-level security: Restricts access to specific records (rows) in an entity.
Why this is correct
Row-level security controls which records a user can read, update, or delete based on ownership or sharing.
Team-based security: Provides access to a group of users who share the same security role.
Why this is correct
Teams simplify permission management by applying roles to multiple users at once.
Role-based security: Restricts access to specific records in an entity.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes row-level security, not role-based security.
Field-level security: Controls access based on user's role membership.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes role-based security, not field-level security.
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