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2. From the Discoverer menu, select Catalog, and then select Manage.
The Manage: Discoverer for OLAP Login page is displayed. 3.
Enter the host name, port number, and SID for the database, and the D4OSYS password. Note that passwords are case sensitive in Oracle databases Enterprise
Edition version 11.1 or later.
4. Click Login.
The Manage Catalog page is displayed. 5.
Click Authorize Users. The Authorize Users window is displayed.
6. In the Selected Users and Roles list, select the users and roles for which you want
to revoke access.
7. Click Remove.
The selected users and roles move from the Selected Users and Roles list to the Available Users and Roles
list.
8. Click OK.
5.3.8 Using private versus public connections when accessing OLAP data
When users connect to a Discoverer component, they use either a public or a private connection. End users can also login directly without using or creating a
connection.The following list describes how users work with public and private connections when connecting to OLAP data:
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Private connections: Users must use a private connection when connecting to Discoverer Plus OLAP. They can also use a private connection when connecting to
Discoverer Viewer and Discoverer Portlet Provider for accessing OLAP data. With private connections, users can use Single Sign-On or not. Private connections that
are not created with Single Sign-On active require users to re-enter their password.
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Public connections: You can use Fusion Middleware Control to create public connections for users who want to access OLAP data through Discoverer Viewer
and Discoverer Portlet Provider.
For more information on public and private connections, see Chapter 3, Managing
Oracle BI Discoverer Connections
5.4 Customizing the look and feel of Discoverer Plus OLAP
You use Fusion Middleware Control to customize the look and feel of Discoverer Plus OLAP, using the same page on which you configure Discoverer Plus Relational.
You can configure the following items for Discoverer Plus OLAP:
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The logo that is displayed as a small icon on the right-hand side of the toolbar in Discoverer Plus OLAP. You can specify a logo for your company.
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The style sheet that determines the look and feel for Discoverer Plus OLAP.
Note: Alternatively, you can revoke user or role access to the
Discoverer Catalog by using the Discoverer Plus OLAP command line utility. For more information, see
Section 5.9, Using the Discoverer Plus OLAP command line utility to manage the Discoverer Catalog
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To configure the look-and-feel for Discoverer Plus OLAP:
1.
Go to the Fusion Middleware Control Discoverer Home page. For more information, see
Section 4.1.3, How to display the Fusion Middleware Control Discoverer Home page and Discoverer component Home pages
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2. Click the Discoverer Plus component.
3. Click Configure.
The Discoverer Plus Configuration page is displayed. 4.
Use the fields on this page to specify configuration settings.
5. Click OK to apply the changes.
5.5 Information to be provided to end users
After you have configured the Discoverer Catalog and Discoverer Plus OLAP, you should ensure that users have the following information, which enables them to use
Discoverer Plus OLAP:
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The URL to the Discoverer Connections page. Users supply information on this page to connect to Discoverer Plus OLAP, such as the user name and password.
For more information about the Discoverer Connections page, see Chapter 3,
Managing Oracle BI Discoverer Connections .
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The information that users enter in the Database field of the Discoverer Connections page. They must enter the following string:
HOST :PORT:SID
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The version of Microsoft Excel that worksheet consumers must have to view a worksheet exported from Discoverer Plus OLAP. Worksheet consumers must have
Excel 2000 or later.
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The information about the configuration diagnostic utility, if users have trouble connecting to the database when they run Discoverer Plus OLAP. See
Section 5.6, Configuration diagnostic utility for Discoverer Plus OLAP
