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Creating Reports Users and Named Groups in OracleAS Portal
For example, if they are not permitted to run to HTML, but they try anyway, they
might get the message:
Cannot run report to HTML
This is more detailed than the message an RW_BASIC_USER would receive for the
same error.
11.1.1.3 RW_DEVELOPER
In addition to the privileges of the RW_POWER_USER groups, the RW_DEVELOPER
group can run Web commands, such as SHOWENV and SHOWMAP, which show the
system environment.
Typically, you would assign privileges to this group needed by a developer who is
testing reports. Depending upon your installation, you might even assign them limited
administrative privileges.
11.1.1.4 RW_ADMINISTRATOR
In addition to the privileges of RW_DEVELOPER, these users also have access to the
administrator's functionality in the Oracle Reports Queue Manager, which means they
can manage the server queue, including rescheduling, deleting, reordering jobs in the
server, and shutting down a server. RW_ADMINISTRATOR also has the privilege to
run Web commands through rwservlet.
Typically, you will want to assign to this group some (but probably not all) of the same
privileges assigned to the PORTAL_ADMINISTRATORS group.
11.1.2 Creating Users and Groups
Note: Initially, only members of the PORTAL_
ADMINISTRATORS group have MANAGE privileges for Oracle
Reports objects. They can CREATE, UPDATE, and DELETE the
registered report definition files, servers, and printer objects in
OracleAS Portal. In addition to all the links activated for the
developer user, administrators can navigate to the Access tab on the
Component Management Page, accessible in OracleAS Portal. This
is where the administrator can specify who will have access to this
report. People with administrator privileges can assign security
privileges for other people and receive full error messages from
Oracle Application Server Reports Services.
OracleAS Portal uses the Delegated Administration Service (DAS) interface to the
Oracle Internet Directory (OID) to register users for access to Portal. You can enter the
DAS interface through Portal to create new users. The creation of new users and
groups is discussed in the Oracle Application Server Portal Configuration Guide
available on the Oracle Application Server documentation CD.
When you create groups, you need to assign appropriate privileges to them to enable
group members to perform any desired functions on reports through OracleAS Portal.
For example, for each report object that you want members of a group (e.g., RW_
BASIC_USER) to be able to run, you have to grant the Execute privilege to that group
from the Access tab of the report object. Similarly, if you want members of a group
(e.g., RW_ADMINISTRATOR) to be able manage Reports Servers, printers, calendars,
and reports, you have to grant the Manage privilege to that group from the Access tab
of those objects.
Deploying Reports in OracleAS Portal 11-3