diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/Receptionist.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/Receptionist.java
index 84bee6a..ed68d8b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/Receptionist.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/Receptionist.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.ISchedulableClientRequest;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.RequestReference;
 import org.apache.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.http.api.IServletRequest;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.NetworkUtil;
@@ -54,4 +55,10 @@
     public void ensureSchedulable(ISchedulableClientRequest schedulableRequest) throws HyracksDataException {
         // currently we don't have any restrictions
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void ensureAuthorized(ICommonRequestParameters requestParameters, IMetadataProvider metadataProvider)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
index 3e674fd..e72ab54 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
@@ -2935,7 +2935,8 @@
                     Collections.emptyList());
 
             List<List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName>> dependencies =
-                    ViewUtil.getViewDependencies(viewDecl, foreignKeys, queryRewriter);
+                    ViewUtil.getViewDependencies(metadataProvider, viewDecl, foreignKeys, queryRewriter);
+            appCtx.getReceptionist().ensureAuthorized(requestParameters, metadataProvider);
 
             ViewDetails viewDetails = new ViewDetails(cvs.getViewBody(), dependencies, cvs.getDefaultNull(),
                     primaryKeyFields, foreignKeys, datetimeFormat, dateFormat, timeFormat);
@@ -3238,7 +3239,8 @@
                         Collections.emptyList());
 
                 List<List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName>> dependencies =
-                        FunctionUtil.getFunctionDependencies(fd, queryRewriter);
+                        FunctionUtil.getFunctionDependencies(metadataProvider, fd, queryRewriter);
+                appCtx.getReceptionist().ensureAuthorized(requestParameters, metadataProvider);
 
                 newInlineTypes = Collections.emptyMap();
                 function = new Function(functionSignature, paramNames, null, null, cfs.getFunctionBody(),
@@ -4221,6 +4223,7 @@
             clfrqs.setSourceLocation(stmt.getSourceLocation());
             JobSpecification jobSpec =
                     rewriteCompileQuery(hcc, metadataProvider, clfrqs.getQuery(), clfrqs, stmtParams, null);
+            appCtx.getReceptionist().ensureAuthorized(requestParameters, metadataProvider);
             afterCompile();
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/api/IReceptionist.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/api/IReceptionist.java
index 95ed22e..d4ba5ca 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/api/IReceptionist.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/api/IReceptionist.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.common.api;
 
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.http.api.IServletRequest;
 
@@ -47,4 +48,14 @@
      * @throws HyracksDataException
      */
     void ensureSchedulable(ISchedulableClientRequest schedulableRequest) throws HyracksDataException;
+
+    /**
+     * Ensures a client's request is authorized
+     *
+     * @param requestParameters
+     * @param metadataProvider
+     * @throws HyracksDataException
+     */
+    void ensureAuthorized(ICommonRequestParameters requestParameters, IMetadataProvider metadataProvider)
+            throws HyracksDataException;
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/ExpressionUtils.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/ExpressionUtils.java
index 3e91e22..c9f8640 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/ExpressionUtils.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/ExpressionUtils.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.ViewDecl;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.struct.UnaryExprType;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.visitor.GatherFunctionCallsVisitor;
+import org.apache.asterix.metadata.declared.MetadataProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.EntityDetails;
 import org.apache.asterix.object.base.AdmArrayNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.object.base.AdmBigIntNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.object.base.AdmBooleanNode;
@@ -241,8 +243,8 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public static void collectDependencies(Expression expression, IQueryRewriter rewriter,
-            List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> outDatasetDependencies,
+    public static void collectDependencies(MetadataProvider metadataProvider, Expression expression,
+            IQueryRewriter rewriter, List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> outDatasetDependencies,
             List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> outSynonymDependencies,
             List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> outFunctionDependencies) throws CompilationException {
         // Duplicate elimination
@@ -260,6 +262,13 @@
                         if (FunctionUtil.isBuiltinDatasetFunction(signature)) {
                             Triple<DatasetFullyQualifiedName, Boolean, DatasetFullyQualifiedName> dsArgs =
                                     FunctionUtil.parseDatasetFunctionArguments(functionCall);
+                            DatasetFullyQualifiedName datasetFullyQualifiedName = dsArgs.first;
+                            EntityDetails.EntityType entityType =
+                                    dsArgs.second ? EntityDetails.EntityType.VIEW : EntityDetails.EntityType.DATASET;
+                            metadataProvider
+                                    .addAccessedEntity(new EntityDetails(datasetFullyQualifiedName.getDatabaseName(),
+                                            datasetFullyQualifiedName.getDataverseName(),
+                                            datasetFullyQualifiedName.getDatasetName(), entityType));
                             DatasetFullyQualifiedName synonymReference = dsArgs.third;
                             if (synonymReference != null) {
                                 // resolved via synonym -> store synonym name as a dependency
@@ -280,6 +289,9 @@
                         }
                     } else {
                         if (seenFunctions.add(signature)) {
+                            String functionName = signature.getName() + "(" + signature.getArity() + ")";
+                            metadataProvider.addAccessedEntity(new EntityDetails(signature.getDatabaseName(),
+                                    signature.getDataverseName(), functionName, EntityDetails.EntityType.FUNCTION));
                             outFunctionDependencies.add(new DependencyFullyQualifiedName(signature.getDatabaseName(),
                                     signature.getDataverseName(), signature.getName(),
                                     Integer.toString(signature.getArity())));
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/FunctionUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/FunctionUtil.java
index ad70fca..ffd2089 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/FunctionUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/FunctionUtil.java
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@
         };
     }
 
-    public static List<List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName>> getFunctionDependencies(FunctionDecl fd,
-            IQueryRewriter rewriter) throws CompilationException {
+    public static List<List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName>> getFunctionDependencies(MetadataProvider metadataProvider,
+            FunctionDecl fd, IQueryRewriter rewriter) throws CompilationException {
         Expression normBody = fd.getNormalizedFuncBody();
         if (normBody == null) {
             throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_ILLEGAL_STATE, fd.getSourceLocation(),
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@
         List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> datasetDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
         List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> synonymDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
         List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> functionDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
-        ExpressionUtils.collectDependencies(normBody, rewriter, datasetDependencies, synonymDependencies,
-                functionDependencies);
+        ExpressionUtils.collectDependencies(metadataProvider, normBody, rewriter, datasetDependencies,
+                synonymDependencies, functionDependencies);
 
         List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> typeDependencies = Collections.emptyList();
         return Function.createDependencies(datasetDependencies, functionDependencies, typeDependencies,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/ViewUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/ViewUtil.java
index 23a2d1a..238af43 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/ViewUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/ViewUtil.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.ViewDecl;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.struct.Identifier;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.struct.VarIdentifier;
+import org.apache.asterix.metadata.declared.MetadataProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.ViewDetails;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.utils.TypeUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
@@ -78,8 +79,9 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public static List<List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName>> getViewDependencies(ViewDecl viewDecl,
-            List<ViewDetails.ForeignKey> foreignKeys, IQueryRewriter rewriter) throws CompilationException {
+    public static List<List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName>> getViewDependencies(MetadataProvider metadataProvider,
+            ViewDecl viewDecl, List<ViewDetails.ForeignKey> foreignKeys, IQueryRewriter rewriter)
+            throws CompilationException {
         Expression normBody = viewDecl.getNormalizedViewBody();
         if (normBody == null) {
             throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_ILLEGAL_STATE, viewDecl.getSourceLocation(),
@@ -90,8 +92,8 @@
         List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> datasetDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
         List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> synonymDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
         List<DependencyFullyQualifiedName> functionDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
-        ExpressionUtils.collectDependencies(normBody, rewriter, datasetDependencies, synonymDependencies,
-                functionDependencies);
+        ExpressionUtils.collectDependencies(metadataProvider, normBody, rewriter, datasetDependencies,
+                synonymDependencies, functionDependencies);
 
         if (foreignKeys != null) {
             DatasetFullyQualifiedName viewName = viewDecl.getViewName();
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/rewrites/visitor/SqlppLoadAccessedDataset.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/rewrites/visitor/SqlppLoadAccessedDataset.java
index 355b484..8b44df3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/rewrites/visitor/SqlppLoadAccessedDataset.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/rewrites/visitor/SqlppLoadAccessedDataset.java
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.DatasetFullyQualifiedName;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.DataverseName;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Expression;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.ILangExpression;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.expression.CallExpr;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.rewrites.LangRewritingContext;
-import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.CopyToStatement;
-import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.ExternalDetailsDecl;
+import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.FunctionDecl;
+import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.statement.ViewDecl;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.util.ExpressionUtils;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.sqlpp.visitor.base.AbstractSqlppSimpleExpressionVisitor;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.EntityDetails;
@@ -45,33 +46,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Expression visit(CopyToStatement stmtCopy, ILangExpression arg) throws CompilationException {
-        ExternalDetailsDecl externalDetailsDecl = stmtCopy.getExternalDetailsDecl();
-        Map<String, String> properties = externalDetailsDecl.getProperties();
-        String databaseName = properties.getOrDefault("database", "Default");
-        String dataverseNameString = properties.getOrDefault("dataverse", "Default");
-        String linkName = properties.getOrDefault("name", "");
-        DataverseName dataverseName;
-        try {
-            dataverseName = DataverseName.createFromCanonicalForm(dataverseNameString);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-        }
-
-        context.getMetadataProvider().addAccessedEntity(
-                new EntityDetails(databaseName, dataverseName, linkName, EntityDetails.EntityType.LINK));
-        return super.visit(stmtCopy, arg);
+    public Expression visit(CallExpr expression, ILangExpression arg) throws CompilationException {
+        addAccessedEntities(expression);
+        return super.visit(expression, arg);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Expression visit(CallExpr expression, ILangExpression arg) {
+    private void addAccessedEntities(CallExpr expression) {
         if (BuiltinFunctions.DATASET.equals(expression.getFunctionSignature().createFunctionIdentifier())) {
             List<Expression> exprs = expression.getExprList();
             String databaseName, dataverseNameArg, datasetName;
-            EntityDetails.EntityType entityType;
-            entityType = exprs.size() > 3 && Boolean.TRUE.equals(ExpressionUtils.getBooleanLiteral(exprs.get(3)))
-                    ? EntityDetails.EntityType.VIEW : EntityDetails.EntityType.DATASET;
-
             databaseName = ExpressionUtils.getStringLiteral(exprs.get(0));
             dataverseNameArg = ExpressionUtils.getStringLiteral(exprs.get(1));
             DataverseName dataverseName;
@@ -82,14 +65,28 @@
             }
             datasetName = ExpressionUtils.getStringLiteral(exprs.get(2));
 
+            EntityDetails.EntityType entityType = EntityDetails.EntityType.DATASET;
+            if (exprs.size() > 3 && Boolean.TRUE.equals(ExpressionUtils.getBooleanLiteral(exprs.get(3)))) {
+                DatasetFullyQualifiedName viewDatasetName =
+                        new DatasetFullyQualifiedName(databaseName, dataverseName, datasetName);
+                Map<DatasetFullyQualifiedName, ViewDecl> declaredViews = context.getDeclaredViews();
+                if (declaredViews.containsKey(viewDatasetName)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                entityType = EntityDetails.EntityType.VIEW;
+            }
+
             context.getMetadataProvider()
                     .addAccessedEntity(new EntityDetails(databaseName, dataverseName, datasetName, entityType));
         } else {
             FunctionSignature signature = expression.getFunctionSignature();
+            Map<FunctionSignature, FunctionDecl> declaredFunctions = context.getDeclaredFunctions();
+            if (declaredFunctions.containsKey(signature)) {
+                return;
+            }
             String functionName = signature.getName() + "(" + signature.getArity() + ")";
             context.getMetadataProvider().addAccessedEntity(new EntityDetails(signature.getDatabaseName(),
                     signature.getDataverseName(), functionName, EntityDetails.EntityType.FUNCTION));
         }
-        return expression;
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/declared/MetadataProvider.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/declared/MetadataProvider.java
index 6ec29da..e0f44ea 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/declared/MetadataProvider.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/declared/MetadataProvider.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     private final INamespaceResolver namespaceResolver;
     private IDataFormat dataFormat = FormatUtils.getDefaultFormat();
 
-    private final Set<EntityDetails> getAccessedEntities;
+    private final Set<EntityDetails> accessedEntities;
 
     public static MetadataProvider createWithDefaultNamespace(ICcApplicationContext appCtx) {
         java.util.function.Function<ICcApplicationContext, IMetadataProvider<?, ?>> factory =
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
         dataPartitioningProvider = (DataPartitioningProvider) appCtx.getDataPartitioningProvider();
         locks = new LockList();
         config = new HashMap<>();
-        getAccessedEntities = new HashSet<>();
+        accessedEntities = new HashSet<>();
         setDefaultNamespace(MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE);
     }
 
@@ -1953,11 +1953,11 @@
     }
 
     public void addAccessedEntity(EntityDetails entityDetails) {
-        getAccessedEntities.add(entityDetails);
+        accessedEntities.add(entityDetails);
     }
 
-    public Set<EntityDetails> getGetAccessedEntities() {
-        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(getAccessedEntities);
+    public Set<EntityDetails> getAccessedEntities() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(accessedEntities);
     }
 
     private void validateDatabaseObjectNameImpl(String name, SourceLocation sourceLoc) throws AlgebricksException {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/EntityDetails.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/EntityDetails.java
index c030176..a341a39 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/EntityDetails.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/EntityDetails.java
@@ -25,19 +25,18 @@
     public enum EntityType {
         DATASET,
         VIEW,
-        FUNCTION,
-        LINK
+        FUNCTION
     }
 
     private final String databaseName;
     private final DataverseName dataverseName;
-    private final String datasetName;
+    private final String entityName;
     private final EntityType entityType;
 
-    public EntityDetails(String databaseName, DataverseName dataverseName, String datasetName, EntityType entityType) {
+    public EntityDetails(String databaseName, DataverseName dataverseName, String entityName, EntityType entityType) {
         this.databaseName = databaseName;
         this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-        this.datasetName = datasetName;
+        this.entityName = entityName;
         this.entityType = entityType;
     }
 
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@
         return dataverseName;
     }
 
-    public String getDatasetName() {
-        return datasetName;
+    public String getEntityName() {
+        return entityName;
     }
 
     public EntityType getEntityType() {