I want to use a dataset of MySQL Source that has been published by another user in Mosaic.
But when I try to add it to my Project, it says "you do not have access to the selected datasource".
How can I access this datasource?
It seems, the required data source has been published as a private data source. You can check for a small lock icon against the data source name would indicate it being a private.
In order to get access to such data source please follow below steps -
Click on Explore button that will open a Info page of the selected source.
Click on Request tab right beside the Info tab.
Here you can select either you want permission for a particular user or a group; Need of the data source and then submit
Once the owner (publisher) of the data source grants the access, you can add it to your project and use it into the flows
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I'm new to using Microsoft Access, and I'm having trouble restricting a report's output to only the single row I'm interested in.
My organization has a relatively small client list, where a little of their information is used frequently (like their name and account status), and much is used infrequently but still important (like home phone and incident reports).
The way I want to display this information is to have a form that shows a list of our active clients with their most common information, and then has a "Details" button at the end of the client info for when people need to see the rest of that client's information.
So far, I've successfully made a form that links to an "ActiveClients_rpt" report that shows the most common info, and I've made another form that links to a "ClientDetails_rpt" report that shows all the detailed info. My problem is that when I try to restrict the results in the Client Details report by the user input in the Active Clients form, either I have to use a very unaesthetic option (like an ugly combo box that replicates the list of names the user can already see), or (if I try to do something like add a button inside a report) the form sends me the information of every client's detailed info, when I only want the info of the one client.
Is there some way I can use a report (or some other option) to tell Access to only pull information from the row in a list the button is located on? I've tried doing things like making an embedded macro using the OpenForm command to open my ClientDetails_form form with [Forms]![ClientDetails_form]![ID] or [Forms]![ClientDetails_form]![ID]=[Me].[ID] as a Where Condition (where ID is the client's ID #), but everything I've tried has either resulted in an error or not restricted the report like I want it to.
This is pretty complicated without seeing your actual database, but I did a video on something similar that might help here https://youtu.be/nNUjmH72OfI. You basically set a click event in the 'Event' tab of the Properties window while your 'Detail' button is selected (in form design view). You click on the builder button (button with three dots) and either use the Macro Builder or the Code Builder to type out the VBA. The Macro Builder is the simplest way in this case.
That's pretty vague, I admit. But hopefully the video helps.
I have an SSRS report used by many users from different regions.
Is it possible to show/hide information based on region without
using parameters - we are using a single report?
Is it possible to give report permissions to users who are outside
of network(Company)?
Without using parameters how do you intend deciding which information to hide or show?
If (big IF because you haven't said why you cannot use parameters) what you want to do is possible then you are going to
have to
Create separate folders for each class of user.
Set the permissions on those folders so that they can only see their
own folder.
Put a copy of the report in the folder.
Have a hidden parameter which passes the class of user into the
report OR
Pass in the current windows authenticated user into the report and
report on class of user from the windows login.
In answer to your second question - Yes- you will need to set up Forms Authentication.
First, I'm not a MS Access developer. However I've got a new job and have to do some MS Access development. I'll be working with another developer who has experience at this; at least more than I have.
One thing he showed me is that users will get into this MS Access application, which goes into the forms, do whatever it is they do there and then bang out of the forms application to get direct access to the tables of the database. (The Access application is a front end to a SQL Server 2005 database.) Since the end users have direct access to the SQL tables, well you can just imagine what sort of mischief they can get into. (The Access application was written by a contractor who left with the application unfinished.)
So my question is this: how can we prevent end users from getting out of the Access application to directly interact with the SQL tables? I would think this is possible, but like I said I'm not an Office developer so I've no idea how it would be done, nor even what sort of things I'd look for.
The Access application is written in MS Access 2007.
#rod
Generally the level of security MS Access is providing is not very impressive. But it gives you some sort of security preventing novice users accessing unwanted information.
look for:
Compiling the database to ACCDE, MDE
provide custom ribbon with your own buttons
Disable the "Navigation" pane : http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=187697
Disable the settings via right click.
Use AutoExe function to check if NavigationPAne is deactivated, and reboot database if necessary
Disable the "bypass startup option" key: http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=91984
prevent database to load if the DB is not in .accde or .mde format. Again this is within the AutoEXE function to check.
Some useful research/investment would be.
Custom ribbon creator for MS access which will help you to provide your own buttons/ribbons (I used ribboncreator)
Providing membership/user account. since you already have dedicated SQL server you can save user credentials in the back-end tables hiding from front-end. Check user has access by writing stored procedures/functions.
Write function to gather errors, activities and uploads to a LOG table and monitor activities. use web-services + MSXML2.XMLHTTP + async for this task.}
Create a UI for the users to navigate your application. The most basic thing is just a form that has buttons to open all other forms the users need to access in your application.
Then use the ribbon to navigate to "File" -> "Options" -> "Current Database".
Select the form from the step above as "Display form" for the application and then uncheck all the following options "Use Access Special Keys", "Display Navigation Pane", "Allow Full Menus", "Allow Default Shortcut Menus".
This will start you Access application and show the selected form without any of the standard UI for working with tables or the design of other objects in your application.
But please be aware that this is just protection against normal users making accidental mistakes by changing stuff they are not supposed to change. This will not deter a malicious and knowledgeable attacker.
If you want open your application for development, hold down the SHIFT-Key while opening the file.
Another option outside of Access is to deny an AD group with read/write access to your SQL tables the DELETE permission. I was able to do this successfully using Access 2013 and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2012. This post discusses the command.
DENY DELETE ON tablename to [DOMAIN\groupname];
Users in the AD group are able to modify and delete data through the UI we have created, but unable to open the table, select a line, and hit the delete key. They receive the following error: "ODBC--delete on a linked table 'tablename' failed....The DELETE permission was denied on the object ...."
Is it possible in BusinessObjects 4.0/4.1 to do the following:
Create a report in PDF format
Transfer and store the report on some Windows Share folder
Schedule this process
It this is possible, can anyone give short guidelines on how to do it? Thanks!
Sure, that's basic scheduling functionality.
From Launchpad, right-click on the report and hit "Schedule".
Click the recurrence tab to set the scheduling recurrence.
Click the Formats tab and select Acrobat.
Click the Destinations tab and select File System.
One important note on Destinations -- you can optionally enter the Windows user name and password that will be used to connect to the file share when the report is generated. You can leave this blank, in which case the BO server will connect to the file share as the account that BO runs as (that is, the user name that the SIA service runs as). In this case, the service account must have r/w permission to the file share. On the other hand, if you enter credentials manually, you need to make sure that any recurring schedules get updated if/when you change the accounts password, else the account will quickly get locked out (I know from experience....)
For more info, click the Help menu in Launchpad, then review the section on Scheduling Objects.
I am not able to create subscriptions for SSRS reports as it gives the following error:
Subscriptions cannot be created because the credentials used to run
the report are not stored, or if a linked report, the link is no
longer valid.
My set up is as following:
ServerA - Database Server
ServerB - Report Server
MachineC - Internet explorer to view the reports
So I am viewing reports on Machine C, IE, and ServerB connects to ServerA for Datasource.
The problem sounds like the report expects the user to provide credentials when it is viewed. When you create a subscription, it does not have the credentials to execute the report.
Go to the report, click the properties tab, then choose Data Sources in the left pane.
Are you using a shared data source? Is it using Windows integrated security? If so, can you change it to use a service account made just to run these reports? You may need to view these properties by viewing the data source itself.
If it is a custom data source is the option "Credentials supplied by the user running the report" selected? If so, can you change it to "Credentials stored securely in the report server"?
Either way, if you want to set up a subscription, I have made it work by providing credentials in the data source rather than have the user input them.
If you are worried about security, I would suggest managing that on the report level rather than the data source level.
What the error does not make clear is, in order to be able to subscribe to a report not only must the data source be set to "Credentials stored securely in the report server" you must also not select the option "Impersonate the authenticated user after a connection has been made to the data source".
The way I did was to create a new data source in the report builder and explicitly provided the username and password there to be used.
Then, used that username password with the new data source with the report and voila it worked.
I faced same issue as you, and i found its solution, as #richard said already that it is related to credential of data source you use for your deployed report.
To resolve it Follow these steps:
1. Right click on your shared Data source which you use in your deployed report.
2. Click On Edit Button.
3. a new window will open click on Credential from left pane, Select Use this user name and password then click ok.
4. Check on Save these credential option you get on to previous screen.
5. Test connection and if succeed click ok and deploy your project on report server.
For reference plese look at screen shot given below:
Thanks.