What is essential to prevent overlap between user groups when assembling a dashboard?

To prevent overlap between user groups when assembling a dashboard, defining roles is essential. Roles help to categorize users based on their responsibilities and the level of access they require. By assigning distinct roles, you can control which user groups can view, edit, or manage specific dashboard elements. This structured approach minimizes the risk of unauthorized access or confusion among different user groups, ensuring that each group interacts only with the content relevant to them.

While permissions also play a crucial role in safeguarding data and functionalities within the dashboard, they are often part of the broader role-based access control system. Permissions are specific capabilities granted to roles, and without defining roles first, it becomes challenging to set appropriate permissions for each user group effectively.

User attributes can provide valuable metadata about users to tailor the experience or offer personalized views. However, user attributes alone do not directly create barriers to access and do not inherently prevent group overlap unless they are linked to specific roles and permissions.

Widgets represent the visual elements and components of the dashboard, but they are not related to the structure of user access. The arrangement and design of widgets do not influence how user groups are distinguished from one another.

Therefore, roles serve as the foundation for managing access and ensuring that user groups remain distinct and properly segmented within the dashboard