This is a glossary of key terms and concepts in this manual
as they relate to Migration.
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Active Directory (AD)
- A directory service that authenticates and authorizes users
and computers. For example, when a user signs in to a domain, Active
Directory will determine whether the user is a system administrator
or a normal user. An Active Directory uses the Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP).
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Administration Console
- The interface that administrators use to manage the WebFOCUS
environment and configuration settings.
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application server
- Application servers (or servlet containers) generally handle
Java and non-traditional processing. In WebFOCUS documentation,
the term application server refers to an application server, servlet
container, servlet engine, or J2EE engine. IBM® WebSphere®, Oracle®
WebLogic®, Oracle Java® System Application Server, and Apache Tomcat™
are common application servers or servlet containers.
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Business Intelligence Dashboard (BID)
- A user-friendly interface that delivers data from multiple enterprise
intelligence services (EIS), applications, and databases.
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domain
- The highest level of organization in WebFOCUS. Domains organize
data on a particular topic (such as sales, inventory, or personnel).
The data is provided in different forms in the following domain
components: predefined reports (Standard Reports), data sources
used to create reports (Reporting Objects), and reports created
and saved by users (My Reports, Custom Reports, and Shared Reports).
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export
- A process by which data is extracted into a file structure consisting
of XML files and folders. This extracted information structure is
used for the import process.
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import
- A process which reads the extracted file package and imports
the content into the WebFOCUS 8 environment.
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group
- A collection of users or subgroups which require similar capabilities
or access to the same resources. A group may be created for certain
privileges, such as MRAdmin, RCAdmin, Schedule, or Library.
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- An application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed
directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
WebFOCUS can be configured to use LDAP for external authentication
or authorization.
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Managed Reporting
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A reporting tool for enterprise-wide business intelligence
(BI) and information delivery activities.
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Mobile Favorites
- An Information Builders mobile server platform that delivers
business content to any mobile device.
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privileges
- A function that controls access to a tool, resource, or ability.
For example, legacy privileges allow legacy product behavior when
migrating from WebFOCUS 7.x to WebFOCUS 8.
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Realm Driver
- A tool that synchronizes user privileges and groups with the
ReportCaster repository during Managed Reporting and Dashboard sign
in. When used with an RDBMS, the MR Realm Driver maintains a connection
pool to improve performance. It also has other functions related
to Managed Reporting.
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ReportCaster
- A scheduling and distribution application that centralizes the
execution and distribution of reports and other WebFOCUS content.
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Report Library
- An interface that provides secure access to report content,
the ability to save multiple versions of the same output, and the
ability to set an expiration date and control the number of versions
kept in the library. When creating a schedule to distribute report
output to the Report Library, the access options allow the user
to specify who is authorized to access the report. The access options
are: the owner of the schedule, all users authorized to access the
WebFOCUS Repository folder the report is stored in, or a Library
Access List which specifies the desired groups and users.
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repository table
- Stores information by utilizing mapped values for organizational
purposes. Various products use repository tables in different ways.
For example, ReportCaster stores scheduling and distribution information
in its repository tables.
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User Default Roles (UDR)
- A group of bundled privileges that recreate the functionality
associated with user roles in WebFOCUS 7.x for the new security
implementation in WebFOCUS 8. During migration, WebFOCUS 7.x roles
are mapped to User Default Roles for WebFOCUS 8, with appropriate
privileges enabled or disabled. For example, Run Only Users and
Power Users are both mapped to WF_Role_AnalyticalUser role in WebFOCUS
8, but with different privileges enabled by security rules.
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View Builder
- Enables users to customize the Dashboard appearance, such as
look, color, or composition.