You must be defined as a user, with a user name and password, in the data source that your report is using. For example, if you want to view a report that uses Essbase as a data source, you must log on to the database connection with a user account defined in Essbase.
Logging on usually occurs automatically. However, if you are not registered in the database, you are prompted to log on through the Database Connection Properties dialog box, which displays the database connection name assigned by the report designer. Ask your administrator for a user name and password.
To log on to a database connection: