Select the Update icon next to the connection for which you want to change the In the Password field, enter the current database password for the current In the New Password field, enter a new database password for the current In the Verify Password field

2-12 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Viewer Notes ■ You can only delete private connections that you have created yourself. You cannot delete public connections created by the Discoverer manager. What are public connections? Public connections are Discoverer logins created by the Discoverer manager. Public connections enable you to start Discoverer Viewer and access workbooks without having to create your own connections. You cannot edit or delete public connections. Only the Discoverer manager can create, edit, and delete public connections. What are user-defined connections? User-defined connections also known as private connections are Discoverer logins that you create yourself. You can edit and delete private connections. Only you can access, edit, and delete the private connections that you create. When and why should I change my password? You must change your password periodically to maintain data security. Your system manager specifies how long you can keep the same password before it expires. In other words, how long you can keep the password before you have to change it. You would know that your password has expired if you start Discoverer Viewer and are prompted to enter a new password. When you connect to Discoverer Viewer, you might be warned that your password will expire in a specified number of days. If you do not change the password in this period, you are prompted to enter a new password when the password expires. It is also important to change your password if you think that someone else has found out what the password is. How do I change the password for a connection? You change the password for a connection when the password: ■ has expired ■ is about to expire ■ has become known by another user To change the password for a connection: 1. Display the Discoverer Viewer connections page for more information, see How to display the Discoverer Viewer connections page .

2. Select the Update icon next to the connection for which you want to change the

password. 3. Click Change Database Password.

4. In the Password field, enter the current database password for the current

username.

5. In the New Password field, enter a new database password for the current

username. Starting Discoverer Viewer 2-13 Passwords are case-sensitive in Oracle databases Enterprise Edition release 11.1 or later.

6. In the Verify Password field, re-enter the new database password for the current

username. 7. Click Finish. The Connect to Oracle BI Discoverer page is displayed. You can now use the connection to start Discoverer Viewer. Notes ■ If any of the password details that you entered were invalid, an error message is displayed with advice on which value to change. How do I change the End User Layer for a Discoverer connection? You change the End User Layer EUL for a Discoverer connection when you want the connection to start Discoverer using a different EUL for more information, see What is the End User Layer EUL? . To change the EUL for a Discoverer connection: 1. Display the Discoverer Viewer connections page for more information, see How to display the Discoverer Viewer connections page . 2. Select the Update icon next to the connection for which you want to change the End User Layer.

3. In the Password field, enter a valid password for the Discoverer connection.

Passwords are case-sensitive in Oracle databases Enterprise Edition release 11.1 or later. 4. Click Continue. 5. If the username for the current Discoverer connection has access to multiple End User Layers, the Select End User Layer for Discoverer Connection page is displayed. Do the following:

a. Select an End User Layer from the End User Layer drop down list.