Security dialog

This dialog appears when you right-click the Data Source Security node in the Catalog Browser, select Add Security from the shortcut menu, input a name for the new security policy and then click OK. This dialog allows you to specify the security settings for a connection-scope security policy. See the dialog.

The following are details about options in the dialog:

Security menu

• Import from JReport Server
  Opens the Import from JReport Server dialog to import security information, such as users, roles, and user/role parental relationships from JReport Server.
• Import
  Imports security information from external XML files.
• Export
  Exports security information to external XML files.
• Close
  Exits this dialog.

Help menu

• RLS/CLS Security Editor Help
  Displays this help document.

User tab

Lists the users for the current security entry.

• Users
  Specifies the name for the user that is to be added into the current security entry.
• Title
  Specifies the title for the user that is to be added into the current security entry.
• Source
  Displays the source of the user that is to be added into the current security entry.
• E-mail
  Specifies the E-mail address of the user that is to be added.

Group tab

Lists the groups for the current security entry.

• Group
  Specifies the group name, which must be unique with in the current security entry. JReport uses the group name to identify a group.
• Source
  Displays the group source information: a user-defined group or a group obtained from the server.

Role tab

Lists the roles for the current security entry.

• Role
  Specifies the role name, which must be unique with in the current security entry. JReport uses the role name to identify a role.
• Source
  Displays the role source information: a user-defined role or a role obtained from the server.

Add

Adds a user, group or a role into the current security entry.

Delete

Deletes a specified user, group or role from the current security entry.

Property

Modifies the properties of a specified user, group or role.

Valid RLS

Specifies whether to use RLS policy for this security entry. If unchecked, the RLS policy will not be applied and all the records will be available for the users.

Valid CLS

Specifies whether to use CLS policy for this security entry. If unchecked, the CLS policy will not be applied and all the records will be available for the users.

Import

Imports security information from external XML files.

OK

Accepts changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain the changes and closes the dialog.

Related topics:

• Connection-scope security