User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS DATA SERVICES XI 3.2 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 12.2.0

[. . . ] SAP BusinessObjects Data Services Advanced Development Guide SAP BusinessObjects Data Services XI 3. 2 (12. 2. 0) Copyright © 2009 SAP® BusinessObjectsTM. SAP BusinessObjects and its logos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports®, SAP BusinessObjects Rapid MartTM, SAP BusinessObjects Data InsightTM, SAP BusinessObjects Desktop IntelligenceTM, SAP BusinessObjects Rapid Marts®, SAP BusinessObjects Watchlist SecurityTM, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence®, and Xcelsius® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects, an SAP company and/or affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. SAP® is a registered trademark of SAP AG in Germany and/or other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] The software maintains all versions of saved objects in the central repository. Thus later, you can copy an old version of a saved object, even after replacing it in your local repository with a new version. At any time, you can label an object or a group of objects. An object label provides a convenient mechanism for identifying objects later. For example, you may find it helpful to label objects by feature. Later, if you decide you want to eliminate a recently-added feature, you can get all objects that have the label without that feature. You can also compare two objects--such as two different object versions in the central repository, or an object in your local repository to an object in the central repository. By comparing two objects, you can determine what parts of an object changed and decide whether you want to revert to an older version of an object. Related Topics · Designer Guide: Design and Debug, Comparing Objects SAP BusinessObjects Data Services Advanced Development Guide 55 5 Multi-user Development Security and the central repository Security and the central repository You also have several options to make your central repository secure. Use these options when you need to control access and provide for object tracking within your central repository. These security options apply only to central repositories and include: · · · Authentication -- Allows only valid users to log in to a central repository. Authorization -- Grants various levels of permissions to objects. Auditing -- Maintains a history of changes made to an object including user names. Implement security for a central repository by establishing a structure of groups and associated users using the Administrator. Related Topics · Implementing Central Repository Security on page 65 56 SAP BusinessObjects Data Services Advanced Development Guide Multi-user Environment Setup 6 6 Multi-user Environment Setup Create a nonsecure central repository Overview of multi-user setup To support multiple developers, configure a multi-user environment and set up several repositories. Specifically, you must: · · · · Create a local repository for each developer. Define a connection to central repository from each local repository. Activate the connection to a central repository. Related Topics · · · Create a nonsecure central repository on page 58 Define a connection to a nonsecure central repository on page 59 Activating a central repository on page 60 Create a nonsecure central repository To support multiple users in a single development environment, it is recommended that you use a central repository. The central repository stores master information for the development environment. This procedure applies to nonsecure repositories only. Related Topics · Implementing Central Repository Security on page 65 To create a nonsecure central repository 1. Create a database to be used for the central repository using your database management system. Choose Start > Programs > SAP BusinessObjects XI 3. 2 > SAP BusinessObjects Data Services > Data Services Repository Manager. In the Repository Manager window, click the Central button in the Repository Type field, and enter the database connection information for the central repository. The repository tables are created in the database you identified. 58 SAP BusinessObjects Data Services Advanced Development Guide Multi-user Environment Setup Define a connection to a nonsecure central repository 6 Define a connection to a nonsecure central repository A team working on an application only needs one central repository. However, each team member requires a local repository. [. . . ] Note that if you choose to support multiple central repositories, use a single local repository as a staging location for file transition. SAP BusinessObjects Data Services Advanced Development Guide 99 9 Migrating Multi-user Jobs Copying contents between central repositories Copying contents between central repositories You cannot directly copy the contents of one central repository to another central repository. Rather, you must use your local repository as an intermediate repository. To copy the contents of one central repository to another central repository 1. Activate the central repository whose contents you will copy. Get the latest version of all objects in this active central repository so they exist in your local repository. [. . . ]