Oracle® Business Intelligence Presentation Services Administration Guide > Administering Oracle BI Dashboards > Controlling Access to Saved Selection Options in Dashboards >

Table of Permission and Privilege Settings for Creating Saved Selections


Table 11 describes typical user roles and specific permission settings that can be granted to users for creating saved selections. The folder names listed in the Permission and Privilege Settings column are described in the preceding section.

Table 11. User Roles and Permission Settings for Saved Selections
User Role
Permission and Privilege Settings

Power users such as IT users who need to perform the following tasks:

  • Create and edit underlying dashboards.
  • Save dashboard view preferences as selections.
  • Assign selections to other users as default selections.

In the Shared section of the Presentation Catalog, requires Full Control permission to the following folders:

  • dashboard_name.
  • _selections.
  • _defaults.

Typically, no additional privileges need to be assigned.

Technical users such as managers who need to perform the following tasks:

  • Save selections as selections for personal use.
  • Save selections for use by others.

Users cannot create or edit underlying dashboards, or assign view selections to others as default selections.

In the Shared section of the Presentation Catalog, requires Read permission to the following folders:

  • dashboard_name.

In the Shared section of the Presentation Catalog, requires Write permission to the following folders:

  • _selections.
  • _defaults.

Typically, no additional privileges need to be assigned.

Everyday users who need to save selections for personal use only.

In Oracle BI Presentation Services Administration, requires the following privilege to be set:

  • Save Selections.

In the dashboard page, requires that the following option is set:

  • Allow Saved Selections.

In the Presentation Catalog, no additional permission settings are typically required.

Casual users who need to view only their assigned default selection.

In the Shared section of the Presentation Catalog, the user needs Read permission to the following folders:

  • dashboard_name.
  • _selections.
  • _defaults.

In the Presentation Catalog, no additional permission settings are typically required.

Oracle® Business Intelligence Presentation Services Administration Guide Copyright © 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.