Managing the View of the Catalog Manager Workspace

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17.6.3 Renaming Catalog Objects

You can rename objects in the catalog. This can be useful when you are migrating from a test environment to a production environment. There are two ways to rename an object: ■ Rename without reference updates — Renames the object and preserves the references to the original name that other catalog objects might have. ■ Rename with reference updates — Renames the object and changes references that other objects might have to the new name that is, original name references are not preserved. This feature is also known as Smart Rename. You can open the catalog in either offline or online mode. In offline mode, you can rename all objects. In online mode, you might be unable to rename certain objects, depending on your permissions. To rename an object without reference updates: 1. In Catalog Manager, open the catalog.

2. Navigate to the object to be renamed.

3. Right-click the object in the Name column and select Rename.

4. Type a new name for the object.

To rename an object with reference updates: 1. In Catalog Manager, open the catalog in offline mode.

2. Navigate to the object to be renamed.

3. Right-click the object in the Name column and select Smart Rename.

4. Type a new name for the object.

A progress bar in the lower-right corner of the window shows the progress of the reference updates.

17.6.4 Working with the Properties of Catalog Objects

Using the Properties option of Catalog Manager, you can: ■ Create, view, edit, and delete the properties of catalog objects. ■ Change attributes of catalog objects to hide them from display in Oracle Business Intelligence. To work with the properties of a catalog object: 1. In Catalog Manager, open the catalog. Caution: Keep the following points in mind when renaming objects: ■ You cannot rename a user account in the catalog. If you rename a users home directory, then you do not rename that user and you might see unexpected results. ■ The catalog contains several reserved names of objects. Rename only your own objects, not those that Presentation Services creates internally. For example, do not rename the _portal directory in your home directory, because then you cannot see My Dashboard.