Applying the Hidden Flag to Metadata Objects
To fully secure your metadata objects, it is recommended that you establish hidden flags. Hidden flags enable power users to edit metadata objects while ensuring that everyday users can only view the objects. Hidden flags provide you with an extra level of security for your metadata. Hidden flags use the PeopleTools My Personalizations feature to determine how to render the page for a user. If the user does not have access to the hidden flag through the personalization feature, then the page will be rendered as display only. This ensures that daily users are not able to modify or delete the metadata object
Using this flag, system administrators can control access to metadata objects. System administrators may also assign power users access on an as-needed basis.
This flag acts as an attribute for the following metadata objects:
Record metadata
Tablemaps
Datamaps
Expressions
Filters
Constraints
Data sets
Dimension metadata
This topic discuses how to:
Apply the hidden flag to metadata objects.
Grant access to hidden metadata objects.
Applying the Hidden Flag to Metadata Objects
On any of the metadata setup pages for record metadata, tablemaps, datamaps, expressions, filters, constraints, or data sets, select the Hidden Flag check box to activate the hidden flag for that metadata object.
Granting Access to Hidden Metadata Objects
System administrators may grant access to hidden metadata objects for day-to-day users (power users) by enabling them to access the My Personalizations, EPM Expert User Settings page.
On this page, users can click the Personalize Option button for EPM Expert User Settings to access the Option Category: EPM Expert User Settings page. On this page, power users can set the override value for Display Hidden Objects to Yes to enable them to modify metadata objects that are hidden from day-to-day users.