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# AccessControlType

A single access control type.

```graphql
type AccessControlType {
  allowedWhoAccessControlTypes: [String!]
  canAssumeMultiple: Boolean
  canBeAssumed: Boolean
  canBeCreated: Boolean
  commonParentType: String
  description: String
  isDefault: Boolean
  isNamedEntity: Boolean
  label: String
  type: String
}
```

### Fields

#### allowedWhoAccessControlTypes ● [`[String!]`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) list scalar <a href="#allowed-who-access-control-types" id="allowed-who-access-control-types"></a>

Used to limit the types of WHO links that can be set on this access control.

#### canAssumeMultiple ● [`Boolean`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) scalar <a href="#can-assume-multiple" id="can-assume-multiple"></a>

If true, multiple access controls of this type can be assumed by a user in the data source (e.g. an Account Role in Snowflake).

#### canBeAssumed ● [`Boolean`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) scalar <a href="#can-be-assumed" id="can-be-assumed"></a>

If true, access controls of this type can be assumed by a user in the data source (e.g. an Account Role in Snowflake).

#### canBeCreated ● [`Boolean`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) scalar <a href="#can-be-created" id="can-be-created"></a>

If true, access controls can we created with this type.

#### commonParentType ● [`String`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) scalar <a href="#common-parent-type" id="common-parent-type"></a>

Optional data object type which needs to be the common parent for all data objects in the WHAT list (e.g. a Database Role in Snowflake requires all WHAT items to be from the same database).

#### description ● [`String`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) scalar <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

The description of the access control type.

#### isDefault ● [`Boolean`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) scalar <a href="#is-default" id="is-default"></a>

If true, this is the default access control type (when creating a new access control).

#### isNamedEntity ● [`Boolean`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/boolean.md) scalar <a href="#is-named-entity" id="is-named-entity"></a>

If true, this access control is a named entity in the data source.

#### label ● [`String`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) scalar <a href="#label" id="label"></a>

The display label for the access control type.

#### type ● [`String`](/api/graphql/data-access/scalars/string.md) scalar <a href="#type" id="type"></a>

The internal identifier for the access control type.

### Member Of

[`DataSource`](/api/graphql/data-access/object-types/data-source.md) object ● [`SyncData`](/api/graphql/data-access/object-types/sync-data.md) object