Managing report catalog permissions
At the report catalog level you manage the user permissions for Application Studio. Some report catalog roles are predefined.
The Manage Permissions dialog can be opened from the Log On dialog or from the report catalog To open it from the Log On dialog, connect to a repository and then click the arrow on the button of the Report Catalog. Select .
To open the
Manage Permissions dialog from the Report Catalog,
right-click the report catalog entry in the Repository Explorer. Or, select the
Report Catalog and click Manage permissions in the list of common tasks.
Note: Each folder and report in the Report Catalog has a
Manage Permissions dialog, accessible by a
right-click.
Report catalog permissions
| Report Catalog Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| Administer | Bearers can maintain the report catalog permissions. The permission is assigned to the report catalog roles AdministratorRole, MasterRole and ReportDesignerRole. See Predefined report catalog roles. View permission is also required. |
| Browse Folders/Reports | Bearers can browse reports and folders. The permission is assigned to the report-catalog roles MasterRole, ReportDesignerRole, and the ReportViewerRole. |
| Delete | Bearers can delete the project (the report catalog or its subordinate elements must not be checked out by other users). The permission is assigned to the report catalog roles MasterRole and ReportDesignerRole. View permission is also required. |
| Edit Scripts | Bearers can edit the properties of the report catalog (the project must not be checked out by other users), and to add elements (for example, folders and scripts). The permission is assigned to the report catalog roles MasterRole and ReportDesignerRole. |
| View | Bearers can view the Report Catalog Permission Management. The permission is assigned to all report catalog roles. |
| Edit | Gives permission to edit objects and to delete and create subordinate objects. The permission is assigned to the report catalog roles MasterRole and ReportDesignerRole. The View permission is also required. |
Predefined report catalog roles
These report catalog roles and user and group assignments are
predefined in the
User Management dialog of the Report Catalog:
| Report Catalog Role | Description |
|---|---|
| AdministratorRole | Contains the report catalog permissions Administer and Read. See Report catalog permissions. It is assigned to the Admin user. |
| MasterRole | Contains all report catalog permissions. It is assigned to the Admin user. |
| ReportDesignerRole | Contains all report catalog permissions. It is assigned to the Report Designer group. |
| ReportViewerRole | Contains the report catalog permissions Search Reports/Folders and Read. It is assigned to the View Mode group. |
| ViewRole | Contains the report catalog permission Read. It is assigned to the Admin user and to the View Mode group. |