1. Scripting Reference for Oracle Essbase
  2. MaxL
  3. MaxL Statements
  4. MaxL Statement Reference
  5. Create User

Create User

Create an Essbase user.

This statement is supported for use in EPM Shared Services security mode only. You can only create users using type external grammar, to provision users that exist in EPM Shared Services.

Syntax


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USER-NAME

Use create user to create a user in the following ways:

Keywords

create user

Create a new Essbase user.

type external

Create a user that must log in using the Enterprise Performance Management System security platform. For the user to log in successfully, the AUTHENTICATIONMODULE parameter must be set to CSS in the essbase.cfg file, and the name must match a valid user name in the external authentication repository.

Example

create user 'Autumn Smith' type external;

Creates a user called Autumn Smith who is externally authenticated in a corporate authentication repository supported by the EPM Shared Services security platform.