# SageMaker Unified Studio lets admins tailor project navigation

> AWS says administrators can show project members different tools based on their designation, with one layout applying across every project in a domain.

Oossa · 2026-11-13 · https://oossa.com/en/sagemaker-unified-studio-lets-admins-tailor-project-navigation

Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now lets domain administrators choose which navigation items project members see based on their designation. A layout set for a designation applies across every project in the domain, so administrators do not have to configure each project separately. For example, a SQL analyst could see only the Query Editor, while an ML engineer could see notebooks, training jobs and model endpoints. Hidden pages show an access-denied screen; members with multiple designations see the combined set of tools. The feature is available in all AWS Regions where Unified Studio is available.

## The facts

- Layouts are configured by domain administrators within designation definitions.
- New navigation items stay hidden for configured designations until an administrator adds them.

## Why it matters

Teams sharing a Unified Studio domain can give SQL analysts and ML engineers different menus, though the announcement does not say that hiding a page changes underlying permissions.

## Sources & references

1. [Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now supports layout customization for designations](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/11/sagemaker-studio-layout-customization/) – AWS, 2026-11-13

Last updated: 2026-11-13