Row  level security in dashboard

Hello Experts,
We have a scenario where in my dev team is designing dashboard based on SAP BW (bex query) via OLAP universe -> Webi reports ->  Xcelsius. We need to implement data security(row level) in the dashboard i.e : The user when he sees the dashboard, should see data w.r.t only to his context.
What are the different possible ways to handle such a situation?
Can we use Xcelsius publishing plug in?
Cheers,
AK

Hi Ingo,
Thanks for your reply.
So Xcelusis publishing plug in will not solve my problem right?  & I need to have BI authorizations defined in SAP system?
I am having tough time convincing my customer about this.
Thanks
Cheers,
AK

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