In addition to Native Directory, multiple user directories can be configured in Shared Services. A default search order position is assigned to all configured user directories. You can modify the search order from Shared Services Console. Excepting Native Directory, you can remove configured user directories from the search order. EPM System does not use the user directories that are not included in the search order. See the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System User and Role Security Guide.
The search order determines the order in which EPM System cycles through the user directories to authenticate users. If the user is authenticated in a user directory, EPM System stops the search and returns the user. EPM System denies authentication and returns an error if the user cannot be authenticated against user directories in the search order.