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Metadata Object Level—Web Catalog Groups

Web Catalog objects, such as dashboards and pages, are controlled using Web Catalog groups, which have the same name as the Siebel responsibilities. The access to dashboards and pages are controlled using the Web Catalog groups. If you log on as a user who belongs to the Web Catalog group Field Sales Representative Analytics, then you see only the Overview, Forecasting, and Details pages within the Pipeline Dashboard. In a similar fashion, you see only dashboards that allow you access to at least one page within that dashboard. For more information on Web Catalog security, refer to Siebel Analytics Web Administration Guide.

Implementing Catalog Security

Security on the Web Catalog has been preconfigured for the groups listed in Table 20 for each application. To customize these groups, use the Analytics Web interface.

NOTE:  The group security applied is carefully controlled at the folder and subfolder level. It is recommended that only Siebel administrators configure the security settings.

Match permissions to dashboards in Analytics Web Catalog, with the permissions related to Siebel operational application views. In the integration environment, each Siebel Analytics-related Siebel eBusiness application view maps to a given Siebel Analytics dashboard. In the Siebel eBusiness application, views are controlled through responsibilities. However, in Siebel Analytics Web Catalog, access to dashboards for each group is controlled through Web Administration.

The two access setups must match. Otherwise, one of two things may happen:

Responsibilities control access to Siebel views, and therefore they also control access to Siebel Analytics applications dashboards. However, for security reasons, Analytics dashboards themselves are specifically configured, regardless of the Siebel operational application view access. The view security for a responsibility should match the view security of the dashboard. If you get an Access Denied error when accessing Siebel Analytics through the Siebel operational application view, then either you do not have access to an Analytics dashboard that should be accessible, or you have access to a Siebel view that should not be accessible. If you try to access a dashboard containing reports based on a subject area to which you do not have access, you would see a dashboard with no reports.


 Siebel Analytics Installation and Configuration Guide
 Published: 09 September 2004