Query Center permissions

Configure permissions for Query Center.

Controls access to the Query Center (under Investigation & Response → Search), which is the primary interface for writing, executing, and managing XQL queries in Cortex XDR. It is the core investigation tool that enables security analysts to search across all ingested data using a powerful query language. Key capabilities:

• Write and execute XQL queries against any ingested dataset.

• View query execution history and results.

• Schedule recurring queries

• Export query results

Caution

Access to the Query Center is strictly governed by Scope-Based Access Control (SBAC). Even if users have View/Edit permissions, they will only see data returned from the endpoint groups or log sources defined in their specific role scope.

For more information, see Overview of the Query Center.

Permission	Description	Roles Example
None	The entire Investigation section is hidden: Query Center, Query Builder, and Scheduled Queries are all inaccessible.
View	Read-only access to the Query Center. Users can view query history, view scheduled queries, view active queries, and view individual execution results, but cannot run new queries.	Most viewer-type roles.
View/Edit	Full read and write access, including scheduling, canceling, running queries, deleting execution data, and deleting executions.	Most roles require query execution, scheduling, and management.

Required and recommended permissions

To make the most of the Query Center capabilities, consider adding the following permissions:

Permission	Permission Level	Reason
Dashboards	Enabled	Strongly recommended for the analyst to take an XQL query and Save to Dashboard to create a visual monitoring widget.
Reports	View/Edit	Recommended if the analyst needs to turn a search result into a scheduled PDF report for management.
Query Library	Enabled with checkboxes selected	Recommended to view saved queries.
Dataset Access	N/a	Ensure the role's Data Scope includes the necessary pro-datasets (e.g., Cloud, Network, Endpoint) or the user will receive "No Results Found" even with a perfect query.