Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Tips And Techniques

Oracle HFM Security

Security in HFM is important for more than just the obvious reasons. Security settings are critical for many reports, forms, and features. Setting security is a very fine line between giving access to too much data, and limiting the functionality to a point where you limit your potential return on your investment. Ultimately, the decision of how tight or restrictive you want the security to be is up to you. HFM will allow for most dimensions and objects to be secured. It can be done by user and by group. The first thing you should take away from this chapter is how not to make the security a nightmare to maintain and own. The second thing is to realize that the security can also be configured in a way that enhances some functionality. ...