Share workbooks

Question

I'm having a problem sharing workbooks with other users. I have two users; User1 and User2. User1 created the workbooks and has no problem opening the workbooks. When User2 logs in the workbooks show up in the open dialog box but can not be opened. I have attempted to use the ShareWorkbooks form but no workbooks are displayed in the form. Also, when I look at the User->Workbook tab, User1 is not even displayed in the drop down. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Answer 1

As DiscoUser suggests, is the user you're trying to
share the workbook with even allowed to see the
information?
What I mean is, is that you as a user may be allowed
to write a report against a business area (bus1) and
a folder in that business area (fold1).
Then when you want to share the report with another
user (user2) you can do it.
However:
1. user2 may not be allowed to view any folders in
business area (bus1) as the Disco Admin has not
allowed it (ie: you're an AR manager and he's just an
AR user)
What’s an AR manager? How do I check this?
- if this was the case, I would think user2 could see
the workbook name in his File->Open list, but when
run gets no / errors in retrieving metadata.
User 2 is supposed to have full privileges. How do I check this?
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2. user2 may not have any privileges in the Disco
system (ie: privs are all turned off (but on a side
not, I'm wondering if with all privs off, if he could
still at least view a report))
- if this was the case, I would think user2 could not
see any info
Again how do I check. See Below where I gave User2 full privs on the Admin adding under
3. Or ... is there only 1 EUL at your place. If he's
going to the wrong EUL, he'll see nothing.I don’t even know what or how many EULs we have. I know it’s called the End User Layer. How do I check this? I do I get a solution to this?
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It's most likely one of the 3 possibilities above.
RussGuys
I am really new to this.
I have set-up a good few Business Areas as User1 which is a user with privileges (according to the DBA).
I have produced a load of reports which I have tested and now want to deploy to the various users in the company.
As User1 I have
i. logged in as the Administration Edition
ii. right clicked on the Business Area and gone to taken the security option
iii. Selected the Business Area in the 'Business Area -> User' tab and moved the available user/roles over to the selected user/roles.
iv. Hit apply
v. Do I need to click 'Allow Administration' here? I don’t want User2 to administer the Business Area.
Then as User1 I have (while still logged into the Administration Edition)
i. Gone to the Tools -> Privileges menu option
ii. Allow User 2 User Edition access to everything and click on the apply option. When this didn’t work I then gave User2 access to Administration as well.
When I check User2 under the User/Role tab User2 has access to everything now.
When I access the Administration Edition under User2 I cannot see the business Area.
Next I went into the Oracle Discover User Edition as User1 and
i. Opened an existing workbook - This work book is from the Business Area used above
ii. Click on File -> Manage Work Books -> Sharing
iii. Move the user across from the available to shared side in the dialog box.
iv. click Ok
v. Log out (after saving)
I now go into the Oracle Discover User Edition as User2 and I cannot see any of the work books I have shared.