_||_BI_PASSWORD_||_

An administrator has two ways to supply the password for the Oracle BI user:

• Use a placeholder parameter (masked parameter) in the soft coding value and assign the value to the parameter in the grid. The previous example used a place holder 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 will be encrypted before it is saved into the database and is masked for future display.

• Use plain text directly in the soft coding value.