A local connection can be published to the SAP Business Intelligence Platform repository. Once the connection is in the repository, it is considered to be a secured connection. Secured connections can also be created directly in the repository. Secured connections are subject to security restraints in the repository.
A secured connection cannot be copied to the local file system but is available in the Local Projects View as a connection shortcut that references the secured connection. The shortcut can be used in the same way as a local connection, but the connection properties can be modified only by connecting to the repository system.
Purpose of Secured Connections
A secured connection is subject to the following general security constraints in the repository:
- Users must be authenticated.
- User rights can be defined at the user level to grant or deny access to connections or connection properties.
- Only authenticated users can use and share connections.