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Dan Pinault
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Hi all,

I'm wondering if any of you are working with hidden domains. As of 7.6.9 you have the ability to hide a domain from users while still making them a member of that domain.

I am allowing users to access reports and launch pages from the hidden domain by selecting those resources in content blocks on their dashboard group views.

This is great from the standpoint of managing resources in one place and deploying them in other 'places' (views).

There are two major issues that I have seen with this.
1) Saved Parameter Reports are saved in the same domain that the original report exists in.
2) Sending the output of a report to the ReportCaster Library catalogs that report under the domain name of the domain where the original report exists.
What this means is that users can save parameters and send reports to the library but they can never retrieve them because they are in the hidden domain.

I'm wondering if any of you have found a way around this issue.

Thanks!

Dan

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Darin Lee
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How about just creating a shell fex in the "viewable" user domain that -INCLUDEs the code in the hidden domain. That way the code is still maintained in one place (which is hidden) but the actual fex that runs and controls the "save parameters" and library functionality is in a domain accessible to the users.


Regards,

Darin


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Dan Pinault
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Darin,

I like that! I'll give it a try.

Thanks,

Dan


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Dan Pinault
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Bummer - it didn't work.

However, I noticed in the log for a ReportCaster job I ran to send a report to the library there is a 'Task Domain' identified. As expected, it has the value for the CommonFiles domain (commonfi/commonfi.htm).

I did a search for "task domain" and only came up with postings where people pasted in the log data. Nothing about how to set the Task Domain. I'm wondering if that can be done prior to using the Save Parameters button or the Send To Library button.

Dan


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Francis Mariani
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Dan, it sounds like you've exposed a gaping hole with this 'hidden domain' "feature". I would open a case, there could be work-arounds.


Francis


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Darin Lee
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What part didn't work? You couldn't get the -INCLUDEd code to work or it runs but still does not appear in the correct domain when you save parameters or send to library.

If a scheduled fex exists in a specified domain, anything sent to the library should appear under that domain, regardless of whether or not it -INCLUDEs something from another domain.

Sorry, I don't have my 7.6.10 install up and running yet, so I can't play with it. Another week or two--


Regards,

Darin


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Dan Pinault
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Darin - The -INCLUDE method worked great. I was able to launch stuff located in the CommonFiles domain from the user domain. The problem still remains, however, that the domain in which the Saved Parameters Report and the Report Library categorization are still tied to the domain where the 'final' report or launch page resides.

Francis - You're right. This is a gaping hole in the hidden domain feature. I submitted a case and their response is that it would require some custom JavaScript. I ended up submitting a New Feature Request to have the ability to set a users 'Working Domain'.

Stay tuned...


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Dan Pinault
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Darin - I stand corrected! When I use the Scheduler to send a FEX to the Report Library it indeed uses the domain name from which the original FEX was run - even if that FEX simply calls another one located in another domain. Cool.

However, when using an HTML page it would appear that the domain from which the Save Parameters or Send to Library button is clicked is the domain that is used.

That gives me an idea of creating a 'shell' HTML page that I can copy to each user domain while still keeping the bulk of the launch page features in a single file on the CommonFiles domain. Something tells me though that the button has to exist on the same page that contains all the parameters you are saving. Maybe I just talked myself out of it. Nah! I have to at least try it to confirm my suspicion now Wink

Regards,

Dan


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Well, I didn't have the chance to test my theory but I did find out that several people have requested this feature. It is on the NFR list but there is no estimated delivery date yet.


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