BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide

Creating a user and a third-party alias

When you create a user and select an authentication type other than Enterprise, the system creates the new user in BusinessObjects Enterprise and creates a third-party alias for the user.

Note:    For the system to create the third-party alias, the following criteria must be met:

• The authentication tool needs to have been enabled in CMC.
• The format of the account name must agree with the format required for the authentication type.
• The user account must exist in the third-party authentication tool, and it must belong to a group that is already mapped to BusinessObjects Enterprise.

To create a user and add a third-party alias

1. Go to the Users management area of the CMC.
2. Click New User.

The New User Properties page appears.

3. Select the authentication type for the user, for example, Windows NT.

The New User Properties page appears.

 

4. Type in the third-party account name for the user, for example, bsmith.
5. Select the connection type for the user.
6. Click OK.

The user is added to BusinessObjects Enterprise and is assigned an alias for the authentication type you selected, for example, secWindowsNT:ENTERPRISE:bsmith. If required, you can add, assign, and reassign aliases to user.