_||_BI_PASSWORD_||_

You have two ways to supply the password for the Oracle BI user:

• Use a placeholder parameter (masked parameter) in the softcoding value and assign the value to the parameter in the grid. The above example used a placeholder parameter called BI_PASSWORD and defined the BI_PASSWORD variable in the grid. The _ | | _ prefix and postfix are markers for placeholder variables.

  When used this way, the value is encrypted before it is saved into the database and is masked for future display.

• Use plain text directly in the softcoding value.