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Reports Definition File Access Portlet

Use this portlet to create or edit access to a report definition file in OracleAS Portal. When you set up report access in OracleAS Portal, you define:

Who has access privileges to run a particular report
When a report is available to run
Which servers and printers can be used to run or print a report
Which report parameters are exposed to users at runtime

For more information about report definition files, refer to the Oracle Reports online Help.

Field Descriptions

Reports Definition File Access

Field	Description
Create Reports Definition File Access	Click Create Reports Definition File Access to start defining access to a report definition file.
Edit Reports Definition File Access	Enter the name of the report definition file for which you want to edit access, and click Edit. Or, click to select a report definition file from the list, and click Edit.

Notes

To define a Reports Server in OracleAS Portal, click Oracle Reports Security Settings (on Administer tab of Portal Builder Page), then Create Reports Server Access.
The user groups that require access to run this report are created automatically during installation. They include:
- RW_BASIC_USER
- RW_POWER_USER
- RW_DEVELOPER
- RW_ADMINISTRATOR
All users, by default, are members of RW_BASIC_USER. Your OracleAS Portal Administrator is responsible for adding users to the other groups (which carry higher access privileges). For an explanation of the privileges assigned to each of these groups, refer to the OracleAS Reports Services Publishing Reports to the Web manual.

If you want to restrict the days and times this report definition file is available to run, then an availability calendar must be defined. Click Oracle Reports Security Settings (on Administer tab of Portal Builder page), and then either Create Reports Simple Calendar Access or Create Reports Combined Calendar Access.
If you want to restrict parameters on the Optional Parameters page based on a list of values (LOV), then that LOV must already exist.

Additional Information

Online Books:

OracleAS Reports Services Publishing Reports to the Web, available on the Oracle Technology Network Oracle Reports Documentation page (http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/reports.html).

Portal Center:

For more information, go to the Oracle Portal documentation page on the Oracle Technology Network.

Locating this Page

In the Oracle Reports Security portlet, click the Oracle Reports Security Settings link to display the page containing this portlet.

Tip: By default, the Oracle Reports Security portlet is located on the Portal sub-tab of the Administer tab on the Portal Builder page.