Assigning BIP Permissions to Users

BI Publisher menu access is permission-list driven. This table describes the delivered roles and permission lists for that provide access to BI Publisher components and features.

Role

Permission List

Description

XMLP Report Developer

PTPT2600

Users can access all BI Publisher components, including setup capability on the advanced feature Report Definition Bursting page.

XMLP Power User

PTPT2500

Users can run reports based on query data sources using Query Report Viewer and Query Report Scheduler. Users can also access report definitions and the Content Library. However, access to the report definition bursting information is read-only. This role does not have access to the Report definition properties.

Note: This role and permission list are supported for backwards compatibility. Assign users other roles and permission lists described in this table.

XMLP Report User

PTPT5300

Users can run and schedule reports. Users can also open BI Publisher report definitions in read-only mode.

NA

PTPT1000

Users can access the BI Publisher Report Repository

This table describes the component access provided by each of the BI Publisher roles and permission lists.

Component

XMLP Report Developer

(PTPT2600)

XMLP Power User

(PTPT2500)

XMLP Report User

(PTPT5300)

PeopleSoft User

(PTPT1000)

Report Category

Yes

No

No

No

Design Helper

Yes

Yes

No

No

Global Properties

Yes

No

No

No

Data Source

Yes

No

Read-only

No

Report Definition

Yes

Yes

Note: Display-only access for bursting.

Note: Report properties page is not available.

Read-only

No

Content Library

Yes

Yes

Read-only

No

Template Translations

Yes

No

Read-only

No

Query Report Viewer

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Query Report Scheduler

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Report Repository

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes