Managing External Authentication

  To enable external authentication for an Essbase user:

1. From Enterprise View or a custom view, under the appropriate Essbase Server, expand the Security node.

2. Select the Users node, right-click, and select Display users table.

3. In the Users window, if creating a user:

   1. Click New and select the User Info tab in the Create User dialog box.

   2. Enter other information for the new user.

4. In the Users window, if editing an existing user:

   1. Right-click the user and select Edit properties.

   2. In the User Properties dialog box, select the User Info tab.

5. Select Use Single Sign On.

   Selecting this option enables the Search button.

6. Click Search.

7. In the Find External User dialog box, perform the following tasks:

   1. Select a search option (by user name, by first and last name, or by e-mail address) and enter the appropriate information for the user.

   2. Click Search to find and select the next occurrence of the text specified in one of the search options.

   3. Click OK.

      You are returned to the Create User or User Properties dialog box.

8. Click OK.

  To enable external authentication for an Administration Services user:

1. From Enterprise View, expand the node for the Essbase Administration Server.

2. Below that node, select Users.

3. Right-click and select Create user.

4. In Create User on Administration Server, select External.

5. Click Search.

6. In Find External User, select a search option, enter the user's applicable search information, and click Search.

   Note:

   If multiple providers are defined in the search order and one of the providers is misconfigured, Administration Services stops processing the search. Contact the database administrator if expected users are not found.

7. Select a user from the list provided and click OK.

8. Click OK again to close the dialog box.

   Administration Services creates the user and updates Enterprise View.