# Configure common user to export csv

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-common-user-to-export-csv/378537>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-reporting, discover\
**Created:** [May 26, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-common-user-to-export-csv/378537 "2025-05-26T11:51:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![francieliton\_araujo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/francieliton_araujo/32/47771_2.png) [@francieliton\_araujo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/francieliton_araujo)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-common-user-to-export-csv/378537/1 "2025-05-26T11:51:34Z")

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I'm not able to give permission for a user to export one of the dashboard viewers. Can you help me? I'm on version 9.0.1  
Here's an image of what I need to appear for him.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/f/ff323dba2783e3d32169ec26634b3b89c106afdc.png)

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-common-user-to-export-csv/378537/2 "2025-05-26T12:31:05Z")

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What is your License? Basic?  
If so, I think you need a trial or a commercial license. Might be the cause?

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**Author:** ![francieliton\_araujo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/francieliton_araujo/32/47771_2.png) [@francieliton\_araujo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/francieliton_araujo)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-common-user-to-export-csv/378537/3 "2025-05-26T12:33:46Z")

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Mine is basic, but if I paste the user as superuser it works so I think there must be a rule that adjusts this too, I just can't do it.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-common-user-to-export-csv/378537/4 "2025-05-26T13:35:59Z")

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Ha! I was wrong. Indeed CSV exports are in basic now...  
Have a look at [Configure Kibana reporting | Elastic Docs](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/kibana-reporting-configuration)

You need to activate the reporting feature may be:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/d/9d7f62cac33c116c1801b40ce661f3d8e1b4dc43.png)

Did you upgrade from ES8 to ES9?