Create Roles, Adding Data Sources, and Assign Roles in WebLogic Oracle Enterprise Manager

To create roles, add data sources, and assign roles in WebLogic Oracle Enterprise Manager, execute the following procedure:

  1. Log on to the Oracle Enterprise Manager.

    The Enterprise Manager home page appears with a list of folders in the left pane.

  2. In the left pane, expand the Business Intelligence folder, and click coreapplication.

    The Coreapplication screen appears in the right pane.

  3. In the Application Policies and Roles section, click Configure and Manage Application Roles.

    The Application Roles screen appears.

  4. From the Application Stripe drop-down list, select the required application stripe.
  5. Select any existing role (for example, BIConsumer), and click Create Like.
    Selecting a role in coreapplication.

    The Create Application Role screen appears.

  6. In Role Name field, enter the name of the role.
  7. Optionally, enter the Display Name and Description for the role.
  8. To add any existing application role/group/user to the new role, click Add.
    Location of Add button in coreapplication.

    The Add Principal screen appears.

  9. To display the list of all the roles, groups, and users that are created in LDAP server, click the > icon next to the Display Name field.
  10. Select the name of the role, group, or user that you want to add to the new role, and click OK.
  11. Repeat steps 8 to 10 to add more roles, users, and groups to the new role.
  12. On Create Application Role screen, click OK to save the changes.

    When you have created the role and added the required list of users, roles, and groups to the new role, you must add the PRMART data source to the new role.

  13. Log on to Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher using the administrator credentials.

    The Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher home page appears.

  14. From top-menu, click Administration.

    Refer to Section 6.2 > Step 2.

  15. In Security Center section, click Roles and Permissions.

    The Roles and Permission screen appears.

    You can view the name of the new role which you have just created in the list of role names.

  16. Click the Add Data Sources icon corresponding to the name of the new role.

    The Add Data Sources screen appears.

  17. From the Available Data Sources section, select PRMART, and click the Move (>) icon to move the PRMART data source to the Allowed Data Sources section.
  18. Click Apply to save the changes.

    For more information, refer to the Oracle BIP Administrator's Guide > Creating Application Roles Using Fusion Middleware Control section.

    For the list of roles that need to be configured, refer to the Configure Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Users and Roles: Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Model.