Renaming a workbook

Hi Everyone,
Hope all is well,
How do you rename a workbook...
What i am doing is:
a) open exisiting workbook from database
b) file save as new name to database
c) file/manage workbooks/sharing/ assign privileges (to alot of users
d) delete old workbook
a) Is there an easier way to rename a workbook?
b) Is there an easier way to assign privileges instead of having to pick the users from a list, for each
report than one creates.
I need to rename a few reports, and the above process would take time, and was hoping for an easier
way to rename and assign privileges....
tx in advance for your ideas, sandra

Hi Michael,
a) thx for writing...
b) i forgot to mention that we use Desktop, and after i wrote this post, went to your
book to read chapter 14 - query management.
The library idea with corporate standards is a good idea.
Is the library idea for Discoverer Plus?
You mention Oracle apps. Uh oh... not sure if we have that here
i'm more like the definition of the superuser that you mention in the book....
So I appreciate your suggestion that could be used by a Desktop user to manually go to EUL5_DOCUMENTS.
b) so i guess that the table that holds the privilege info (the users who are allowed to access this report)
also has a key that's ID,
c) just wondering... when you say manually update EUL5_DOCUMENTS:
do you use TOAD to update the table 'in place'? or do you write an update SQL statement?
Your reply inspired another question, so will post on a diff heading....
tx, sandra
Edited by: [email protected] on Nov 10, 2009 8:19 AM

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