The BusinessObjects Enterprise system defines a set of base rights that apply to all objects in the system. For example, the "View objects" right is a base right: it applies equally well to folders, to reports, and to other BusinessObjects Enterprise objects. In addition to these base rights, however, each type of object provides an additional set of rights that apply only to that object type. For example, the "Refresh the report's data" right applies only to report objects.
The Central Management Server (CMS) is the component that keeps track of available rights. The list of available rights includes the base rights and all other object
On the Advanced Rights pages, you will find that all of the available rights are displayed for every object on the system. These rights are grouped based on what type of file they apply to. The four groups are General, Report, Text, and Web Intelligence Document. When you are setting rights for folders, these groups make it easier to see where the rights will be applied. For example, the object
Available rights are displayed for every object on the system for purposes of inheritance, so that you can set object security at the folder level (rather than repeating the same settings for every object in the folder). Although certain object
Note: This is only one type of object inheritance. For more information, see Group and folder inheritance.
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