This page deals with activities that an end user has to be granted access to in order to successfully use Business Reporting & Analysis Services. Activities necessary to perform administration related to IFS Business Reporter are also mentioned.
| Activity | Description |
|---|---|
| AnalyzeXlrResult | This activity is used enable the following functionality in IFS Business Reporter: Drill Down, Zoom In and to startup reports saved in the IFS Applications report archive |
| ArchiveXlrClientReport | This activity is used to enable the Manage Export Archive functionality in IFS Business Reporter |
| BAReportService | This activity is used to access BR Reports from IFS Applications |
| BrowseBiMyReports | This activity is used to grant access to My Reports link in IFS Enterprise Explorer. |
| BrowseContextSubstitutionVariables | This activity is used to work with Context Substitution Variables within IFS Business Reporter . |
| BrowseImportLog | This activity is used to browse information in the import log feature Information Sources - Installation Log |
| BrowseMetaData | This activity is used to browse metadata in the configuration feature Information Sources |
| BrowseMVRefreshCategories | Activity used to browse information about Refresh Categories containing on or more Materialized Views |
| BrowseSourceNavigator | This activity is used to browse information in the client navigator feature Setup BR Client Navigator |
| BrowseSystemParameters | This activity is used to browse system parameters in the feature BR System Parameters |
| ControlBiAccess | This activity is used to control access to all Business Reporting & Analysis functionality |
| ControlBrAccess | This activity is used to control access related to Business Reporter functionalities. |
| ConfigureMetaData | This activity is used to add/modify/remove metadata in the configuration feature Information Sources |
| DesignXlrReport | This activity is used to work with IFS Business Reporter design functionality. |
| ExecuteXlrReport | This activity is used to execute a report from IFS Business Reporter |
| InitializeXlrClient | This activity is used to access IFS Business Reporter . |
| ManageImportLog | This activity is used to control access to tasks/RMB options in Information Sources - Installation Log form |
| ManageMaterializedViews | This activity is used to manage Materialized Views
in the feature Data Mart Materialized Views and
Explore Data Mart Entities. The activity enables browse methods as well as RMB options. |
| ManageMetaData | This activity is used to handle Export of Information Sources. |
| ManageSourceNavigator | This activity is used to manage create/modify/remove information in the source navigator in the feature Setup BR Client Navigator |
| ManageSystemParameters | This activity is used to modify system parameters in the feature BR System Parameters |
| ManageXlrReport | This activity is used to work with Manage Reports functionality in IFS Business Reporter |
| OrderXlrReport | This activity is used to order an IFS Business Reporter report from IFS Applications |
| ViewRuntimeLog | This activity is used to view the information in the runtime log feature, BR Client Log |
| WriteBackFromXlr | This activity is used to write back information from IFS Business Reporter client to IFS Applications. |
| XlrFunctionalParameterBrowser | The activity is used to browse information about IFS Business Reporter specific parameter functions. |
| XlrFunctionalParameterManager | This activity controls availability of parameter functions in the Information Source feature |
| XlrPublish | This activity is used to publish a report template in IFS Applications, i.e. make it available outside IFS Business Reporter . Publish is placed within the design pane, which means that the user must be granted access rights to DesignXlrReport activity. |
| XlrReportUpgManager | Activity controlling access to the IFS Business Reporter Upgrade Utility. |
| XlrStartupSupport | This activity is used to work with options in the startup pane in IFS Business Reporter , i.e. the pane that is always present when a template is opened. The activity controls list of saved reports, loads already saved reports and execution of a report. |
| XlrUnpublish | This activity is used to unpublish a report template which was published in IFS Applications. Publish is placed within the design pane, which means that the user also uses the DesignXlrReport activity. |
The build roles are granted to use the following activities:
| Build Role Name | Granted Activity |
|---|---|
| BA_ADMINISTRATOR | ArchiveXlrClientReport BrowseImportLog BrowseMetaData BrowseMvRefreshCategories BrowseSourceNavigator ConfigureMetaData ManageImportLog ManageMaterializedViewLogs ManageMaterializedViews ManageSourceNavigator ManageSystemParameters ManageXlrReport XlrReportUpgManager XlrFunctionalParameterManager |
| BA_DESIGNER | ArchiveXlrClientReport AnalyzeXlrResult BrowseContextSubstitutionVariables BrowseSystemParameters DesignXlrReport |
| BA_ENDUSER | ArchiveXlrClientReport AnalyzeXlrResult BrowseContextSubstitutionVariables BrowseSystemParameters ExecuteXlrReport |
| BA_PUBLISHER | XlrPublish XlrStartupSupport |
| BA_REPORT_USER | OrderXlrReport |
| BA_SUPER_USER | <all activities> |
| BA_UNPUBLISHER | XlrStartupSupport XlrUnpublish |
| BA_WRITEBACK_USER | WriteBackFromXlr XlrStartupSupport XlrWbManager XlrWbResponseManager XlrWbContentManager |
| FND_ENDUSER | BAReportService ControlBiAccess ControlBrAccess |
Special activity permissions for end user roles:
| End User Role Name | Granted Activity |
|---|---|
| BA_BARS_ADMIN | OrderXlrReport XlrStartupSupport |