Session variable with list of availalble dashboards?

Hello,
Is it possible to populate a -row-wize?- session variable (using an initialization block & system variable :USER) with a list of dashboards the user will have access to (like the list of dashboards displayed at the top of the webportal) once he has logged on?
My customer has stated the requirement to provide each user with a default 'Home' dashboard (different from 'My dashboard') that will provide an overview of the available dashboards, accompagnied by a description of each dashboard.
Of so, what would be the syntax to be used?
Thanks!
Randall

Hi Randall,
The BI-server isn't aware of the presentation server. This means it doesn't know to which dashboards a user has access. What you could do is populate a table in the DB and use guided navigation to give access to dashboard.
regards
John
http://www.obiee101.blogspot.com/

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