EPM System security uses Shared Services as a centralized system for managing user and group access to EPM System products. EPM System security consists of corporate or native Shared Services user directories and a common user interface, called Oracle's Hyperion® Shared Services Console. The Shared Services user management system enables you to manage and provision users for multiple EPM System products from a central location. Provisioning refers to the process of assigning roles and access permissions to users and groups for Essbase applications.
When using the default deployment option, Administration Services, Essbase, and Oracle Hyperion Provider Services are deployed in EPM System security mode.
For Essbase Administration Server, when you ran the Configuration Utility after installation, if you specified a Shared Services server, Essbase Administration Server was converted to EPM System security mode at that point. You can view Shared Services configuration information in the Essbase Administration Server properties window (Configuration tab).
If you choose not to deploy Essbase in EPM System security mode, Essbase uses its own native security mode to manage security for Essbase applications, databases, and artifacts. You can convert an Essbase Server that is in Essbase native security mode to EPM System security mode from Shared Services Console.
Once converted, Essbase Administration Servers and Essbase Servers cannot be converted back to native security mode. For instructions to convert an Essbase Server to EPM System security mode, see Converting Essbase Server and Migrating Users to Shared Services.
When a server runs in EPM System security mode, you use the Shared Services Console to perform all user management tasks. You can view whether or not an Essbase Server is in EPM System security mode in the Essbase Server properties window (Security tab).
Note: | In this help system, all procedures apply to both EPM System security mode and Essbase native security mode, unless noted otherwise. |
“User Management and Security in EPM System Security Mode” in the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide