Looking for a way to customize the authentication dropdown presented to users when logging into the BI LaunchPad application, version 4.1 (known as InfoView in prior versions). Currently, users are asked to make one of the following choices: Enterprise, LDAP, Windows AD, SAP, JD Edwards Enterprise, Oracle EBS, PeopleSoft Enterprise, and Siebel7.
The BILanchPad.properties file has already been modified as follows:
authentication.visible=true
authentication.default=secEnterprise
This was done to allow the users to choose (some are logging in with Windows AD, most with Enterprise) their authentication type. My goal is to remove the extra options (LDAP, SAP, etc.) so that if a user tries to choose their authentication type, only the two 'valid' options will be visible to them.
Again, I've already set the properties for the default and making the dropdown visible. I'm not interested in changing those, just in limiting the options within the list.
Is there any way to customize what authentication types appear in this drop down?
Authentication Types correlate to what was selected at the time of installation. If you see JD Edwards, Peoplesoft, Oracle EBS, Sievel, etc. then those database types were selected during the time of installation. You can perform a Modify install to add\remove these options.
If they are already listed in the drop down box, you can remove them form the selection list by going to Authentication > choosing the Authentication Type (ie. Oracle EBS), and Disabling the authenticatoin type. This should exclude it from the drop down list.
If you see these authentication types listed in the drop down box, but you do NOT see them listed under the Authentication area -- there may have been a hiccup during a patch or installation. You can resolve by trying to Modify the install, adding the database types, then repeating the Modify, and de-selecting them.
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I'm building a MS Project VSTO tool (written in C#) that in many instances needs to either read or write data from a field in MS Project. Since I don't always know what field will contain the data I need, I many times need to allow the user the option to select the field they want. Getting all the basic fields is easy, my issue arises if a user is in a Project Server environment and using Enterprise fields. So my question is 2 fold:
Is there a way to check if the user is in a Project Server environment?
Is there a way to easily get all of the custom enterprise fields that are being used in MS Project? I'd like to be able to capture these fields in a collection like a list or array.
Is there a way to check if the user is in a Project Server
environment?
Look at the collection of Profiles to see if there is a project server one and check its ConnectionState to see if it's connected to a project server.
Is there a way to easily get all of the custom enterprise fields that
are being used in MS Project? I'd like to be able to capture these
fields in a collection like a list or array.
If you have access to the project server, take a look at this page, Accessing Project Online enterprise custom fields. Without access to the server I suggest:
Loop through all tables and their fields to find enterprise ones.
Allow the user to enter the name of enterprise fields and store that information for future use so that it's a one-time 'setup' for the user.
I have a need to sign database(s) on server-side using Java (preferably). I tried sign method
Database.sign()
however it only works if you run it on workstation (doesn't work if code runs on server). I have also checked if any command for console to send them via
session.SendConsoleCommand
I wonder if there is something I miss and it's possible to sign databases?
I am considering now to update every design element in database instead.
In the Files panel in Domino administrator, right-click on a database. You will see "Sign" as an option on the context menu. You can also sign multiple databases by right-clicking on a folder, or by using a combination of shift-click and control-click to highlight a multi-selection and then right-clicking.
Through Infor XA Power-Link, I have access to a sales history view with things like quantity, price, item number, etc.
Using System i Navigator, I would like to be able to run a SQL script that produces a similar table, but customized to my liking.
However, I'm having trouble locating the tables involved in producing the Power-Link view. Is there a way to check the source using Power-Link so that I can get the table names?
Sure is! You need to use the SQL Monitor. Start the business object and go to Help then About Infor. The about screen will appear. Hit Control-D to start the SQL Monitor. You should see 3 columns: Start, Duration and SQL. Refresh the view and see the SQL Monitor will populate. Right-click and copy the entry that has 'SQL SW executeQuery' entry and paste into your favorite SQL editor. This will be the exact SQL select statement used by PowerLink. Modify to your needs.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Matt
Note: You can prevent users from accessing any of the Diagnostic tools which includes the SQL monitor. This is done via security task DSPDGNINF. It's located under the CAS application > Client System Preferences security area.
Load menu AMZM38 - CAS Security Maintenance
Select Option 1 Area and task authorizations
Select CAS as the application
Use Option 2 Change on Client System Preferences security area
Use Option 11 Authorize users to configure who should have access and who should not (revoke)
F12 to go back one screen
Lock task DSPDGNINF
Please note, security is not active until the task is locked. Also, to test, one must use a new Power-Link session as security is cached.
I have a web solution with about 1000 clients. Nowadays they have access to reports that I provide as a PDF: an ASP.NET script executes SP's in the database and with PDFReactor I create a PDF. This is online and as you may already be guessing, it is unmanageable for large data sets.
I was thinking of using a reporting solution, as Power BI, Tableau or... Qlik. In my investigations I have found out that Qlik is the most complete solution for what I want. Nevertheless, I still have some questions, regarding the application architecture and how I can integrate Qlik with my application.
The first question is how I manage my users? I have a custom authentication provider and user management inside my application... What is the best way to integrate with Qlik? I manually configure all the clients in the Qlik Server also? There are endpoints to do it automatically?
The second question is how I manage what a client can see inside a Qlik document (QVW). I want to have several unique QVD, where several QVW get their data from. But I don't want to create a QVW for each client!! Can I filter a QVW based on a user authentication?
I would like that my clients could see the reports dynamically inside my web app. But my conclusion so far is that the web view of Qlik is static and that for more dynamism my users would have to use Qlik View desktop. Correct?
And this leads me to the final question: does my clients would have to pay licenses or is everything on my side and responsibility?
Thanks for your help!
Regards,
David
Out of the box QlikView Server (see 4.2) uses NTFS authentication (local windows users or Active Directory). There is something called DMS - ticket based authentication which allow non Windows users to be authorized to access apps. A bit more info here
QlikView have something called Section Access which is on file (qvw) level. Section Access is part of the QV script. Basically you can create link between user name and data field. The main file will contain all the data but when the user open the document he/she can see only the data that its relevant to this username. More info here and here
For example:
user1 -> can see only UK data
user2 -> can see UK and USA data
user3 -> can see all the data
... etc
The web app and the desktop app are the same. The web client provide same level of interaction as the desktop so you can slice and dice your data as you want
4.1 QV desktop (personal edition) is free but you can open up to 5 qvw files which are not "yours" (not created with the current instance of the personal edition) and the clients need to install it locally on their computers
4.2 QV server is not free. With QV server all the clients are accessing the QV apps via the browser. You (as administrator) are buying the licenses from Qlik Partner and it's up to you if you want to charge your customers or not (and how much)
I have created a split database in Access 2007 and need to set user level security. I don't want the users to have access to any of the tables or queries etc. I've created a form so when the database is opened it automatically opens where the user can choose an application to run. How would I go about setting the security levels for each user?
I found the below links using Google. Bit sarcy but it would always be my first port of call without further info or details in a given question showing research already done.
MS1, MSblogentry