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[SOLVED] Disadvantages of using _site_profile

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July 09, 2018, 12:02 PM
Rajna Nannat
[SOLVED] Disadvantages of using _site_profile
Hi,

Can anyone list if there is any disadvantages of using _site_profile for any client requests to RS to handle dynamic DB connections based on &IBIMR_domain variable?

Thanks,
Rajna

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July 09, 2018, 03:21 PM
dhagen
As long as you take proper precautions to ensure the parameter cannot be changed by a user on the call then you should be fine.

I normally would suggest that you consider using group profiles on the server to establish DB connections. That way they are bound to the ID and are not susceptible to hacking.


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July 09, 2018, 04:30 PM
Rajna Nannat
Hi Dhagen ,

The problem with using group profiles is that we are having so many groups here and it will be tougher to maintain connections designed for each domains to be defined at group level. Hence resorting to _site_profile. I am assuming _site_profile loads just after edasprof.prf and before group profile. For example if in case we have group profile in place it will override both edasprof and _site_profile settings is my understanding.

Thanks,
Rajna


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July 09, 2018, 04:47 PM
dhagen
Not quite correct. The execution order is:

edasprof
group-profile
user-profile
site-profile


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July 09, 2018, 04:50 PM
Rajna Nannat
Also I am hoping the Infoassist procedures will also take this _site_profile settings as it takes the group profiles.

Thanks,
Rajna


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July 09, 2018, 05:09 PM
Waz
An alternative, may be to use a universal profile.

This is defined in the client, and executes on all requests.

We use it for DB connections as well, based on &FOCSECGROUP, but could be based on any supplied variable.


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July 10, 2018, 10:44 AM
Rajna Nannat
Thank you Dhagen, for the order of execution . Makes more sense. More to learn everyday !

Thanks,
Rajna


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July 10, 2018, 11:54 AM
Rajna Nannat
Hi Waz,

Can you please elaborate as where this universal profile would go physically?

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Rajna


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July 10, 2018, 05:37 PM
Waz
The universal Profile is set in the Administration Console, under Configuration / Client Settings / General / _unitveral_profile

We used a -INCLUDE to a fex in an app folder on the reporting server.


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July 11, 2018, 09:48 AM
Rajna Nannat
Thanks Waz, I got it. We are already setting up few server and DB parameters in there. Just could not link it in brain yesterday.

Thanks,
Rajna


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