Create Oracle Analytics Server groups and users

This section contains the following topics:

Create Oracle Analytics Server groups

  1. Log into the Administrator Console for the Oracle Analytics Server Server at http://<obiee_server>:<admin_port>/console.

    <admin_port> is the port where Oracle Analytics Server WebLogic Enterprise Manager is installed.

  2. Click Security Realms in the Domain Structure panel.
  3. Go to myrealm > Users and Groups.
  4. Click the Groups subtab.
  5. Click New and create the following groups:
    • BIServiceAdministrators
    • BIContentAuthors
    • BIConsumers
  6. Click OK.

Create Oracle Analytics Server users

Create a user having the same credentials as the application user for Oracle Healthcare Translational Research and add them to one of the appropriate groups created in Create Oracle Analytics Server groups.

  1. Log into the Administrator Console for the Oracle Analytics Server Server at http://<obiee_server>:<admin_port>/console.

    <admin_port> is the port where Oracle Analytics Server WebLogic Enterprise Manager is installed.

  2. Click Security Realms in the Domain Structure panel.
  3. Go to myrealm > Users and Groups.
  4. Click New. Create the user with appropriate credentials.
  5. Select the user from the list, and click the Groups Tab.
  6. Assign one of the user groups (created in Create Oracle Analytics Server groups) to the user.

    Note:

    The user name created for Oracle Healthcare Translational Research and Oracle Analytics Server WebLogic servers should match for access to data based on the VPD policies and other configurations.

Map default Oracle Analytics Server roles to user groups

  1. Log into the Oracle Analytics Server Enterprise Manager at http://<obiee_server>:<admin_port>/em.
  2. Click the Weblogic Domain drop-down menu.
  3. Select Security > Application Roles.
  4. In the drop-down Application Stripe ensure obi is entered and click Search Application Roles (arrow icon). A list is displayed.
    The list displated in the Application Stripe.
  5. Select the row for BIServiceAdministrator and click Edit.
  6. In the Members table, click Add. The search dialog is displayed.
  7. Select Type as Group.
  8. Click Principal Name > Starts With.
  9. Enter BIServiceAdministrators.
  10. Click the arrow button to search.
  11. In the Searched Principals, select the row for BIServiceAdministrators.
  12. Click OK to add the group as a member.
  13. Click OK to save the changes.
  14. Repeat steps 3-13 to add:
    • Role BIContentAuthor to group BiContentAuthors
    • Role BIConsumer to group BIConsumers
  15. Log into the Analytics application

    http://<OBIEE_SERVER>:<ANALYTICS_PORT>/analytics with the user created in Create Oracle Analytics Server users.

Grantine BIAuthors to Create New Analysis
  1. Log into the Analytics application as the "weblogic" user or a user that is part of the BIServiceAdministrators group.
  2. Click Administration.
  3. Select Manage Privileges.
  4. Locate the entry Subject Area: TRC.
  5. Click the BI Service Administrator hyperlink. A dialog box is displayed.
  6. Click + to search roles to be added for the Oracle Analytics Content Author.
  7. Select the Oracle Analytics Content Author entry and click the arrow button to add it to the Selected Members list.
  8. Check whether Set Permission to is set to Granted.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Ensure that the Oracle Analytics Content Author role is selected and click OK to reflect the changes for the Subject Area: TRC.
  11. Log in as a user who is a part of the group BIContenAuthors and verify that you have access to the TRC subject area.

Deploy help files for Oracle Analytics Server dashboard

  1. Copy the file OHTR_MTIER_HOME/ohf_products/Weblogic/TrcDashboardHelp.war to the Oracle Analytics Server server location from where it can be deployed.

    For example, create a folder upload in the location OBIEE_DOMAIN_HOME/servers/bi_server1/.

  2. Log into the Administrator Console for the Oracle Analytics Server Server at http://OBIEE_SERVER:ADMIN_PORT/console.
  3. Go to the Deployments page.
  4. Click Lock & Edit.
  5. In the Summary of Deployments page, click Install.
  6. Provide the path where TrcDashboardHelp.war is copied. For example, OBIEE_DOMAIN_HOME\servers\bi_server1\upload.
  7. Select TrcDashboardHelp.war from the location and click Next.
  8. Select Install this deployment as an application.
  9. Let the scope remain Global and click Next.
  10. In the Available targets for TrcDashboardHelp, select the Clusters (for example, bi_cluster) check box.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Retain the default options in the remaining screens and click Finish.
  13. Click Activate Changes. The following message appears:

    All changes have been activated. No restarts are necessary.

  14. Verify that the TrcDashboardHelp application is started by going to Deployments, and then Control tab.
  15. Search for the application TrcDashboardHelp.
  16. If it's not in the Active State, select the check box for TrcDashboardHelp and click Start, and Servicing all requests.
  17. Context-sensitive help in the dashboard is available.