Expanding access to configs

website/docs/docs/build/groups.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This functionality is new in v1.5.
 
 ## About groups 
 
-A group is a collection of nodes within a dbt DAG. Groups are named, and every group has an `owner`. They enable intentional collaboration within and across teams by restricting [access to private](/reference/resource-properties/access) models.
+A group is a collection of nodes within a dbt DAG. Groups are named, and every group has an `owner`. They enable intentional collaboration within and across teams by restricting [access to private](/reference/resource-configs/access) models.
 
 Group members may include models, tests, seeds, snapshots, analyses, and metrics. (Not included: sources and exposures.) Each node may belong to only one group.
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ select ...
 
 ### Referencing a model in a group
 
-By default, all models within a group have the `protected` [access modifier](/reference/resource-properties/access). This means they can be referenced by downstream resources in _any_ group in the same project, using the [`ref`](/reference/dbt-jinja-functions/ref) function. If a grouped model's `access` property is set to `private`, only resources within its group can reference it. 
+By default, all models within a group have the `protected` [access modifier](/reference/resource-configs/access). This means they can be referenced by downstream resources in _any_ group in the same project, using the [`ref`](/reference/dbt-jinja-functions/ref) function. If a grouped model's `access` property is set to `private`, only resources within its group can reference it. 
 
 <File name='models/schema.yml'>
 

website/docs/docs/collaborate/govern/model-access.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The two concepts will be closely related, as we develop multi-project collaborat
 
 ## Related documentation
 * [`groups`](/docs/build/groups)
-* [`access`](/reference/resource-properties/access)
+* [`access`](/reference/resource-configs/access)
 
 ## Groups
 

website/docs/reference/model-properties.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ models:
       show: true | false
     [latest_version](/reference/resource-properties/latest_version): <version_identifier>
     [deprecation_date](/reference/resource-properties/deprecation_date): <YAML_DateTime>
-    [access](/reference/resource-properties/access): private | protected | public
+    [access](/reference/resource-configs/access): private | protected | public
     [config](/reference/resource-properties/config):
       [<model_config>](/reference/model-configs): <config_value>
     [constraints](/reference/resource-properties/constraints):
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ models:
         [description](/reference/resource-properties/description): <markdown_string>
         [docs](/reference/resource-configs/docs):
           show: true | false
-        [access](/reference/resource-properties/access): private | protected | public
+        [access](/reference/resource-configs/access): private | protected | public
         [constraints](/reference/resource-properties/constraints):
           - <constraint>
         [config](/reference/resource-properties/config):

website/docs/reference/node-selection/methods.md

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ Supported in v1.5 or newer.
 
 <VersionBlock firstVersion="1.5">
 
-The `access` method selects models based on their [access](/reference/resource-properties/access) property.
+The `access` method selects models based on their [access](/reference/resource-configs/access) property.
 
 ```bash
 dbt list --select access:public       # list all public models

website/docs/reference/resource-configs/access.md

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+---
+resource_types: [models]
+datatype: access
+---
+
+<File name='models/<schema>.yml'>
+
+```yml
+version: 2
+
+models:
+  - name: model_name
+    access: private | protected | public
+```
+
+</File>
+
+<VersionBlock lastVersion="1.6">
+
+Access modifiers may be applied to models one-by-one in YAML properties. In v1.5 and v1.6, it is not possible to configure `access` for multiple models at once. Upgrade to v1.7 for additional configuration options. A group or subfolder contains models with a variety of access levels, and designating a model with `access: public` should always be a conscious and intentional choice.
+
+</VersionBlock>
+
+<VersionBlock firstVersion="1.7">
+
+Access modifiers can be applied in config files, including `the dbt_project.yml`, or to models one-by-one in YAML properties. Apply access configs to a subfolder, and it will configure the default for all models in that subfolder. When setting individual model access, a group or subfolder might contain a variety of access levels, and designating a model with `access: public` should always be a conscious and intentional choice.
+
+There are multiple approaches to configuring access:
+
+In the model configs of `dbt_project.yml``: 
+
+```yaml
+models:
+  - name: my_public_model
+    access: public # Older method, still supported
+
+```
+Or (but not both)
+
+```yaml
+models:
+  - name: my_public_model
+    config:
+      access: public # newly supported in v1.7
+
+```
+
+In a subfolder: 
+```yaml
+models:
+  my_project_name:
+    subfolder_name:
+      +group: <my_group>
+      +access: private  # sets default for all models in this subfolder
+```
+
+In the model.sql file:
+
+```sql
+-- models/my_public_model.sql
+
+{{ config(access = "public") }}
+
+select ...
+```
+
+</VersionBlock>
+
+## Definition
+The access level of the model you are declaring properties for.
+
+Some models (not all) are designed to be referenced through the [ref](/reference/dbt-jinja-functions/ref) function across [groups](/docs/build/groups).
+
+| Access    | Referenceable by              |
+|-----------|-------------------------------|
+| private   | same group                    |
+| protected | same project/package          |
+| public    | any group, package or project |
+
+If you try to reference a model outside of its supported access, you will see an error:
+
+```shell
+dbt run -s marketing_model
+...
+dbt.exceptions.DbtReferenceError: Parsing Error
+  Node model.jaffle_shop.marketing_model attempted to reference node model.jaffle_shop.finance_model, 
+  which is not allowed because the referenced node is private to the finance group.
+```
+
+## Default
+
+By default, all models are "protected." This means that other models in the same project can reference them.
+
+## Related docs
+
+* [Model Access](/docs/collaborate/govern/model-access#groups)
+* [Group configuration](/reference/resource-configs/group)

website/sidebars.js

@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ const sidebarSettings = {
           type: "category",
           label: "General properties",
           items: [
-            "reference/resource-properties/access",
             "reference/resource-properties/columns",
             "reference/resource-properties/config",
             "reference/resource-properties/constraints",
@@ -659,6 +658,7 @@ const sidebarSettings = {
           type: "category",
           label: "General configs",
           items: [
+            "reference/resource-configs/access",
             "reference/resource-configs/alias",
             "reference/resource-configs/database",
             "reference/resource-configs/enabled",

website/vercel.json

@@ -4001,6 +4001,11 @@
       "source": "/docs/dbt-cloud/on-premises/upgrading-kots",
       "destination": "/docs/deploy/single-tenant",
       "permanent": true
+    },
+    {
+      "source": "/reference/resource-properties/access",
+      "destination": "/reference/resource-configs/access",
+      "permanent": true
     }
   ]
 }