Security filter with variable does not work correctly

Question

Helo,
I have one table with this columns (called BI_USERS):
USERBI | REGIONS
XXXX 10,5 -> In this case the user XXX can access the region 10 and 5
AAA 9,7
I use this table to apply the security filters. Fisrt I did a initialization block with the select: SELECT USERBI, REGIONS FROM BI_USERS WHERE USER = :USER
This select populate two variables: variable USER (system variable) and UserRegion (Non-system variable)
After I use the UserRegion variable in the securty filter of the one group of users. For exemple:
Name | Status | Business Model Filter
"Claro"."Historico Saldo Pre-Pago" Enabled "Claro"."Historico Saldo Pre-Pago"."DW_UN_NEG" In(VALUEOF(NQ_SESSION.*UserRegional)* )
But the issue is that the query is not working, because the query created for BIServer no use the IN operator. Seems the IN operator is changed for equal (=).
And the query returs error because the value 10,5 (for example) is not a numeric value.
Anybody could help me, please? I am using the version 10.1.3
Mauricio

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Helo,
I have one table with this columns (called BI_USERS):
USERBI | REGIONS
XXXX 10,5 -> In this case the user XXX can access the region 10 and 5
AAA 9,7
I use this table to apply the security filters. Fisrt I did a initialization block with the select: SELECT USERBI, REGIONS FROM BI_USERS WHERE USER = :USER
This select populate two variables: variable USER (system variable) and UserRegion (Non-system variable)
After I use the UserRegion variable in the securty filter of the one group of users. For exemple:
Name | Status | Business Model Filter
"Claro"."Historico Saldo Pre-Pago" Enabled "Claro"."Historico Saldo Pre-Pago"."DW_UN_NEG" In(VALUEOF(NQ_SESSION.*UserRegional)* )
But the issue is that the query is not working, because the query created for BIServer no use the IN operator. Seems the IN operator is changed for equal (=).
And the query returs error because the value 10,5 (for example) is not a numeric value.
Anybody could help me, please? I am using the version 10.1.3
MauricioHi Mauricio,
First of all you have some syntax errors with your init block:
select USERBI, REGIONS from BI_USERS WHERE upper(USER)=upper(':USER');
Couple things to consider here:
1) Why are you selecting Userbi column from the table? Is USER system session variable not getting populated through other souces like LDAP or default security?
Ans: If your user session variable is getting populated from a different init block, then you dont need to select that column. Then your init block would look something like this:
select 'USERREGIONAL', REGIONS from BI_USERS WHERE upper(USER)=upper(':USER'); - Data Source
Row Wise Initialization - Data Target
Initblock that is populating the user session variable as the order of precedence.
2) If you dont have USER session variable populating from any other source, then your init block would look something like below:
select 'USER', USERBI, "USERREGIONAL', REGIONS from BI_USERS; - Data source
Row Wise Initialization - Data target
After following one of the above two steps, you need to apply the filters on the table.
"Claro"."Historico Saldo Pre-Pago"."DW_UN_NEG" IN(VALUEOF(NQ_SESSION.USERREGIONAL))
Note: Make sure you understand that variables are case sensitive.
Please award points as this is correct answer.
Thanks,
-Amith.
Edited by: Amith on May 10, 2011 3:18 PM