Creating Cell-Level Security Definitions
To create a cell-level security definition:
- Click Application, and then click Cell-Level Security.
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Create the definition:
- Click Create.
- Enter a name and description for the definition.
- The Enabled checkbox is selected by default. To disable the definition, clear the Enabled checkbox. You can also enable or disable a definition directly on the Cell-Level Security Definitions page.
- To define cube-specific security, click Cubes and select from the list of cubes or select All.
- An anchor dimension is required. To select the anchor dimension, click Select Anchor Dimension. For information about anchor and nonanchor dimensions, see Understanding Cell-Level Security
- Optional: By default, the anchor dimension members that are not specified in the rule are included in the security definition. To clear this option, click next to the anchor dimension, and then click Apply to Selected Members Only.
- To select additional dimensions (called nonanchor dimensions), click Add Dimension.
- Optional: By default, nonanchor dimensions are not required. To make a nonanchor dimension required, click next to the nonanchor dimension, and click Required.
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Define the cell-level security rule:
- Click Save.
The new cell-level security definition is added to the end of the list. Definitions are evaluated in the order they appear in the list. To reorder the definitions list, see Reordering the Cell-Level Security Definitions List.
After a definition is created, you can test it in a form to see how the form will look from a user's perspective. See Testing Cell-Level Security.