How to Authorize external table users in OBIEE 11g

Hi All,
I have created Session System Variables and i am Using External table Data level Authentication and successfully external table Authentication is working.
My question is i want to Authorize this Extrenal table users in presentation services.e.g. I want to assign some dashboards or Reports to users.
In 10g when u login with the external table users automatically users will be created in Answers and used to assign this to webcat group.
In 11g how to achieve this???
Reply ASAP...
Thanks and Regards
Kiran Kumar
07795980891.

Hi Kiran,
Check this link.
http://www.rittmanmead.com/2010/11/oracle-bi-11g-active-directory-security-using-init-blocks-variables-10g-style/

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