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Configuring the Oracle BI Presentation Services Cookie Domain


You can configure the cookie domain by modifying the Oracle BI Presentation Services configuration file (instanceconfig.xml) to add the following entries:

For information about working in the Oracle BI Presentation Services configuration file (instanceconfig.xml), read Making Oracle BI Presentation Services Configuration Changes.

Specifying Oracle BI Presentation Services Cookie Domain Information

You can specify domain information for a cookie sent to the browser. There is no default value.

The following entry is an example:

<CookieDomain>value</CookieDomain>

Overriding the Oracle BI Presentation Services Cookie Domain Path

You can override the domain path that cookies apply to. The internal default is "/".

The following entry is an example:

<CookiePath>/usr/local/test/cookies</CookiePath>

Specifying the Expiration Date for Persisted Oracle BI Presentation Services Cookies

You can override the date on which persisted cookies expire by modifying the Oracle BI Presentation Services configuration file (instanceconfig.xml) to add the following entry. For example, remembered passwords expire on this date (read Disabling the Oracle BI Presentation Services Feature to Remember Users' Names and Passwords). The default value is "Tue, 31 Dec 2030 23:59:59 GMT".

The format for the date is "day, dd mon year hh:mm:ss GMT", where:

day

The standard three-letter abbreviation for the day of the week.

dd

The 2-digit day of the month.

mon

The standard three-character abbreviation for the month.

year

The 4-digit year.

hh:mm:ss

The hour, minutes and seconds.

GMT

The time zone, Greenwich Mean Time.

You should not change this entry.

The following entry is an example:

<CookieExpire>Tue, 31 Dec 2040 23:59:59 GMT<\CookieExpire>

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