How do you give an analyst permission to build tiles?

An administrator creates a new MDF object forstoring attachments related to an employees' dependents. After uploading some test data, the administrator states they are unable to report on the new data with Advanced Reporting tool in a canvas report. The administrator is working for a client that hasalready had their system transitioned to Workforce Analytics on SAP HANA.
How can the administrator quickly make the data available for reporting?

Why would you export report definitions?
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