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Integrate Oracle BI Server with LDAP

Server (OIDOracle Internet Directory)

In this post we are going to cover steps to integrate OBIEE with OID. By default BI users arestored locally and authenticate against BI Server.

OBIEE support authentication via LDAP Server (OID, iPlanet, openldap server).

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Integration of OBIEE with OID is required if

1. You wish to use OID as user repository for OBIEE or

2. You wish to authenticate OBIEE users against OID or3. You wish to integrate OBIEE (analytics) with Oracle Single Sign-On Server

To know more about OID click here and here.

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There are two ways to integrate OBIEE with OID1. To authenticate against OID or

2. Synchronize users/groups from OID to OBIEE Server .

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Configure OID for User Authentication in Oracle BI

1. Create LDAP (OID) entry in Repository of BI2. Configure initialization blockfor user authentication .

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1. Create LDAP entry in Repository of BITo create LDAP (OID) entry in BI Repository

a) Open repository (offline/online mode) from OBI Administration Tool (To know more about

BI Administration Tool,Click Here)

Manage -> Security to open Security Manager in BI Administration ToolAction -> New -> LDAP Server to add new ldap server
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b) In new pop up window enterOID server details where

- HostName is machine name on which OID is running

- Port Number is Port on which OID is listening, if you are planning to use SSL port of OIDchange select SSL in Advanced Tab as shown below

- Base Dn is location in OID tree under which all users sit (user who wish to login through OBI

should be under this tree in OID)

- Bind Dn is distinguished name of supeuser usually orcladmin (super user)- Bind Passwordis password of orcladmin user
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Test OID connection by clicking on Test Connection button


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- IfUserName is OID is recognized by cn and NOT uid then change it in advanced name. (OID

is using cn or uid as its userName is determined by orclcommonnicknameattribute value inOID)

- If OID is listening on SSL only and you entered SSL port in General Tab then select SSLcheckbox in above screen

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NoteOBI Server should be able to connect to OID server (If there is any firewall between BI

Server and OID server open OID port across firewall) .

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2. Configure initialization block for user authentication

2.1Administration Tool -> Manage -> Variables ->


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2.2 Action -> New -> Session -> Initialization Block

2.3 In Session Variable Initialization Block window, enterName for session variable and selectRequired for Authentication check box as shown in screenshot
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2.4Now click on Edit Data Source button as shows in above screen shot

2.5From drop down list select LDAP as datasource and select Browse as shown in below

screenshot


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2.6 Select OID server which you created in step1 above and clickOK

2.7 Click OK on next screen
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2.8Now click on Edit Data Target button on Session Variable Initialization Blockscreen


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2.9 Click on New and enter Name as USERin System Session Variable and clickOKasshows in screenshot below


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2.10 Enter the value ofLDAP variable . This value is usually uid orcn (check value of

orclcommonnicknameattribute in OID) and clickOKas shown in below screenshot


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2.11 Finally test your setup by clicking on Test button . Enter any valid Username, Password

when prompted


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