To access PD Repository, why do we have to connect to the schema owner?

Question

Hi
we use Oracle for PD repository.  In order to connect to the repository, we create odbc connection to the repository schema owner.  The question is, can we create a application schema user and provide read/write privileges to the repository and then create odbc connection to this application schema instead of repository schema?
thanks

Answer 1

Hi Krishna,
We create odbc connection to the repository schema owner.  The question is, can we create a application schema user and provide read/write privileges to the repository and then create odbc connection to this application schema instead of repository schema? Yes
I suggest that you use the proxy rather than a direct connection. Search this topic in this forum.
If you decide to keep your idea here's how :
REPOSITORY_SCHEMA (OWNER SCHEMA):
GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON EACH <PD TABLES> TO <APPLICATION_SCHEMA>
(PD tables usually begin by PM%, actually PD does not use VIEW, SEQUENCE objects)
On Application Schema : Create as many synonyms as there's table to go to the schema owner
Example : CREATE SYNONYM PMTEMP FOR <OWNER_SCHEMA.PMTEMP>
Ask to your Oracle DBA. It can do, he know how do.
Warning : When you do an update of PD you will have to check if the privileges are gone,if SAP has added new tables, etc.
I do not think it's a good idea to follow this path
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