Apparatus and method for maintaining row set security through a metadata interface

• US 20050262087A1
• Filed: 05/24/2005
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Business Objects Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Business Objects Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Wu, Qian, Wu, Ju
• Application Number:
  US11/137,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20050262087A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases

Abstract

A computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions to select a report, select a section of the report, augment the section of the report with security metadata, and insert the section of the report into an electronic document.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions to:

select a report;

select a section of the report;

augment the section of the report with security metadata; and

insert the section of the report into an electronic document.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising executable instructions to publish the electronic document within a secure document system.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 2, wherein the secure document system includes executable instructions to enable various types of user authentication.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the report contains security information about the data within the report.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the section of the report comprises a complete report.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein said metadata provides information supplying a data context.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein said metadata contains security information on a column level.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein said metadata contains security information on a row level.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising computer executable instructions to set options for masking data in the electronic document for which a user does not have privileges.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising computer executable instructions to select and combine sections with like attributes from multiple reports.

11. A computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions to:

define a business view;

define reports based on the business view;

define a row level filter with security for user roles;

analyze individual reports based on selection criteria;

generate report data;

add security metadata to the report data; and

insert the report data and the metadata within an electronic document.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising executable instructions to publish the electronic document within a secure document system.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the secure document system includes executable instructions to enable various types of user authentication.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the report contains security information about the data within the report.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the section of the report comprises a complete report.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein said metadata provides information supplying a data context.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein said metadata contains security information on a column level.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein said metadata contains security information on a row level.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising computer executable instructions to set options for masking data in the electronic document for which a user does not have privileges.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising computer executable instructions to set options for requiring a data refresh when said electronic document is opened by a user.