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Spence
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DBA security and chained variables.

I am trying to use DBA security on the car db. This is running as a self service app. There are 3 drop down variables COUNTRY, CAR, and MODEL that are chained together. The variables are dynamically populated from the car db. I would like for the values that appear in the drop downs to be controlled by the dba security. How do I set the user value before the html page runs?

SET USER = EDAUSER2
TABLE FILE CAR
SUM SALES
BY COUNTRY
BY CAR
BY MODEL
END

DBA security:
END
DBA=IBI,$
USER=EDAUSER ,ACCESS=R, $
USER=EDAUSER1 ,ACCESS=R, RESTRICT=VALUE, NAME=ORIGIN,
VALUE=COUNTRY EQ 'ENGLAND' ,$
NAME=COMP,
VALUE=CAR EQ 'JAGUAR',$
NAME=CARREC,
VALUE=MODEL EQ 'V12XKE AUTO',$
USER=EDAUSER2 ,ACCESS=R, RESTRICT=VALUE, NAME=ORIGIN,
VALUE=COUNTRY EQ 'FRANCE' OR 'ITALY' ,$
USER=EDAUSER3 ,ACCESS=R, RESTRICT=VALUE, NAME=ORIGIN,
VALUE=COUNTRY EQ 'W GERMANY' OR 'JAPAN' ,$


WF 8 version 8.2.04. Windows.
In focus since 1990.
 
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GinnyJakes
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I think it is more important that the focexec you are eventually running against the secure file be governed by the DBA password. With that said, this is what I would do:

1. Write a focexec to populate the chained boxes, put the DBA password in it, and encrypt this focexec.

2. Reference the fex in #1 when setting up the controls in the HTML painter.

3. Put a text box on the launch page to prompt for the DBA password.

4. In the report focexec, set the DBA password to the variable you are prompting for in #3.

To my mind, it doesn't matter (it might to you) if the dropdowns get populated; just that the focexec won't run unless the user knows the DBA password.

Make sense?


Ginny
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Prod: WF 7.7.01 Dev: WF 7.6.9-11
Admin, MRE,self-service; adapters: Teradata, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Essbase, ESRI, FlexEnable, Google
 
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Spence
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Ginny - I’m trying your suggestions.


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FrankDutch
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An other solution might be that you create a table with the loginid and the usercode.
create an include fex that reads the usercode and sets the password.

I can post that fex if you want.




Frank
prod: WF 7.6.10 platform Windows,
databases: msSQL2000, msSQL2005, RMS, Oracle, Sybase,IE7
test: WF 7.6.10 on the same platform and databases,IE7

 
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