Click OK in the Edit Application Role page to return to the Application Roles

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6. Click OK in the Edit Application Role page to return to the Application Roles

page. The members just added to the Application Role display in the Members section. If members were deleted, they no longer display. The following figure shows the MyNewRole Application Role with the just added member Report_Dev group displaying. For additional information, see Managing Application Roles in Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Security Guide. 2-34 Security Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

2.5 Managing Metadata Repository Privileges Using the Oracle BI Administration Tool

This section explains how to use the Oracle BI Administration Tool to configure security in the metatdata repository that is, the RPD file, and contains the following topics: ■ Section 2.5.1, Overview ■ Section 2.5.2, Setting Repository Privileges for an Application Role ■ Section 2.5.3, Advanced Security Configuration Topics

2.5.1 Overview

You use Identity Manager in the Oracle BI Administration Tool to manage permissions for Application Roles, and set access privileges for objects such as subject areas and tables. For an overview about using the Oracle BI Administration Tool to configure security, see Section 1.7.3, About Using the Oracle BI Administration Tool .

2.5.2 Setting Repository Privileges for an Application Role

The default Application Roles that is, BIConsumer, BIAuthor, and BIAdministrator are preconfigured with permissions for accessing the metadata repository. If you create a new Application Role, you must set appropriate repository permissions for the new Application Role, to enable that role to access the metadata repository RPD. Note : In addition, you might assign Oracle BI Presentation Catalog privileges to a new Application Role in Presentation Catalog for more information, see Section 2.6.3, Setting Oracle BI Presentation Catalog Privileges for an Application Role . To set repository permissions for an Application Role: 1. Open the repository in the Oracle BI Administration Tool in Online mode. 2. In the Presentation panel, navigate to the subject area or sub-folder for which you want to set permissions. 3. Right-click the subject area or sub-folder and choose Properties to display the properties dialog. For example, to provide access to the Paint subject area, right-click Paint. 4. Click Permissions to display the Permissions Name dialog. Note : Ensure that the Show all usersapplication roles check box is selected. Note: Oracle Business Intelligence Applications customers should read this section to understand the basics about security and setting up authentication, and then refer to the security and configuration information provided in the Oracle Business Intelligence Applications documentation.