In Splunk, saved reports are knowledge objects with configurable permissions. The owner of a report, or a user with the changeownobjects capability, can directly control who can access it. This is accomplished by navigating to the report's settings and using the "Edit Permissions" action. From there, the owner can share the report within a specific app or globally across all apps, and assign read or write permissions to different user roles, thereby granting access to other users.

B. Access is determined by the report's permissions, not just the user's role. A user with any role can access a report if their role has been granted read permission.
C. The term "public" is not standard Splunk terminology for sharing. While reports can be shared globally, access is still restricted by role-based permissions, not open to "anyone".
D. Cloning creates a new, independent copy of the report for a user's private use. It is a method of duplication, not for sharing the original report with others. ---

1. Splunk Enterprise Documentation, Search Manual, "Manage knowledge object permissions": This section explicitly details the process for sharing knowledge objects like reports. It states, "After you create a knowledge object, you can set its permissions. You do this to control which other users can view or edit the object... You can make a knowledge object available to users of a specific app, or you can make it available to users of all apps." The interface for this is typically through an "Edit" or "Permissions" link associated with the object.

2. Splunk Enterprise Documentation, Reporting Manual, "Create and edit reports": This manual describes the lifecycle of reports. In the section on managing existing reports, it outlines how to use the "Edit" dropdown menu to access actions like "Edit Permissions," which allows the owner to share the report with other users and roles. This directly confirms the procedure described in option A.

3. Splunk Enterprise Documentation, Securing Splunk Enterprise, "About users and roles": This document explains Splunk's role-based access control (RBAC). It clarifies that access to objects is a combination of the object's permissions and the capabilities assigned to a user's role. This confirms that access is not arbitrarily limited to Admin or Power roles (refuting B) and is always governed by permissions, not open to "anyone" (refuting C).