Select Tools | Options from the main menu to display the Options dialog:

B-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Desktop Here, the APPS_USER argument specifies that Discoverer Desktop should connect using Oracle Applications usernames. In the Discoverer Desktop Connect dialog, the user enters their username as a concatenation of the Applications username and responsibility, separated by a colon character :. The Password and Database string are entered as normal. For example: Username: jchung:Purchasing Manager Password: password Database: database_name B.3.5.3 Specify a Connect with an automatic Responsibility

1. Edit your Discoverer Desktop shortcut icon, see

Editing your Discoverer Desktop shortcut icon .

2. Enter the Target string as follows:

dis51usr.exe APPS_GWYUID GATEWAY_ID APPS_FNDNAM FOUNDATION_ID APPS_USER APPS_RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBILITY where: GATEWAY_ID is your Gateway User ID, this must be in upper-case. FOUNDATION_ID is your Foundation name, this must be in upper-case. RESPONSIBILITY is your Responsibility, this is case insensitive. Here, the APPS_RESPONSIBILITY argument specifies that Discoverer Desktop should connect with the Responsibility defined. In the Discoverer Desktop Connect dialog, the user enters in their Username, Password, and Database as normal. For example: Username: jchung Password: password Database: database_name B.3.5.4 Bypass the Connect dialog with an automatic Connect

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Edit your Discoverer Desktop shortcut icon, see Editing your Discoverer Desktop shortcut icon .

2. Enter the Target string as follows:

dis51usr.exe APPS_GWYUID GATEWAY_ID APPS_FNDNAM FOUNDATION_ID APPS_USER CONNECT username:responsibilitypassworddatabase where: GATEWAY_ID is your Gateway User ID, this must be in upper-case. FOUNDATION_ID is your Foundation name, this must be in upper-case. username is your Username, this is case insensitive. responsibility is your Responsibility, this is case insensitive. password is your Password, this is case insensitive. database is your Database, this is case insensitive. Here, the Discoverer Desktop Connect dialog is bypassed and a connection is made automatically. Glossary-1 Glossary axis One of the three directions of a sheet. Items that you choose for a query appear in the axes. See: top axis, side axis, page axis, axis item. axis item An item appearing in either the top axis, side axis, or page axis of a sheet. In a table, items can appear only in the top axis or page axis; in a crosstab, items can appear in any axis. See: axis, data item. business area A set of related information with a common business purpose, organized into folders. Defined in the End User Layer using Discoverer Administrator. See: End User Layer, folder. calculation A mathematical formula performed on one or more items. Discoverer Desktop enables you to build complex calculations. collapse To remove all levels of related items from below a selected item. In effect, to undo a drill-down. See: drill down. conceptually identical object Conceptually Identical Objects are elements in different EULs that refer to the same business objects, e.g, folders, item-classes, hierarchies. When identifying Conceptually Identical Objects, Discoverer Desktop uses either Headings or Identifiers to match elements. condition Criteria for filtering data displayed in a sheet. Discoverer Desktop enables you to combine several conditions. crosstab A sheet layout that arranges items in a matrix of rows and columns. Items appear in both the top and side axes. Use a crosstab to display summary information and show how one item relates to another, such as sales by region by month. A crosstab is sometimes called a matrix. See: table. database A collection of related data organized for quick access.