business objects interview qa-1
Q) What is BOmain.key?
A) A file that contains the address of the repository's security domain. This file must be distributed to all users who will access the BusinessObjects repository to share universes and documents. By default, the bomain.key is placed in the BusinessObjects\LocData folder on your system.
Supervisor Questions
Q) What is the Business Objects repository? A) The Business Objects repository is a set of relational data structures stored on a database. It enables Business Objects users to share resources in a controlled and secured environment.
Q) What is a domain? How many are there is a basic set up? What are they? A) The repository is made up of three domains: the security domain, the universe domain, and the document domain.
Q) When is the repository created?
A) The repository is created by the general supervisor with the Setup wizard during the first-time use of the product. You can create and use more than one repository, typically to manage multiple sites.
Q) Can we have multiple domains? If yes. Purpose of having them? A) Yes, Having multiple document domains can help with organization. If you stick with the 'canned' document domain, all documents (BCA, user to user, corporate, universe lov's) all wind up sharing the same domain/default table space. You can create separate domains with separate table spaces for the different types of documents and reduce the risk of space related Repro problems and corruption. Also, you can reduce the risk that problems corrupt your entire Repro.
Q) How do you restrict the users from using a particular universe, a class or object(s) of a universe, a particular document etc? Q) How do you restrict access to the rows of a database? A) 1) In the User pane, click the user or group.
2) In the Resource pane, click the Universe tab. 3) Right-click the universe.
4) From the pop-up menu, click Properties. 5) In the Universe Properties dialog box, click the Rows tab. 6) Set the options as necessary.
7) Click OK.
Q) How do you Create a user?
A) 1) In the User pane, click the group in which you want to create a new user.
2) Click on the toolbar.
3) Type a user name, and press the Enter key.
Q) What are the types of user profiles and products can they use? A) Supervisor offers standard profiles representing the various types of Business Objects users. The names of the profiles, as well as their symbols, roles, and products are explained below.
Profile) General Supervisor
Role) The Business Objects system administrator. This is the person who launches Supervisor for the first time. The general supervisor creates the repository, defines users and groups, and manages resources. A general supervisor is the sole user with a global view of the hierarchical organization.
Product) All Business Objects Products
Profile) Supervisor
Role) Defines users and group, manages resources, and ensures security. A supervisor also assigns properties and resources to these users and groups. In addition, a supervisor can restrict access to certain resources. A general supervisor can create several supervisors. Product) Supervisor, BusinessObjects
Profile) Supervisor-designer
Role) Creates users, groups and universes. This user has all the rights of the supervisor and designer combined.
Product) Supervisor, Designer, BusinessObjects Profile) Designer
Role) Creates universes and distributes them to end-users by sending them through the file system, or by exporting them to the repository. Product) Designer, BusinessObjects
Profile) User
Role) The main BusinessObjects user whose tasks are to query, report, and analyze data. Users can produce documents containing data from one or more data sources. There can be an unlimited number of users. Product) BusinessObjects
Profile) Versatile
Role) This user is authorized to use any combination of products defined by a supervisor.
Q) How do you create a user group?
A) 1) In the User pane, click the group in which you want to create a new group.
2) Click on the toolbar.
3) Type a group name, and press the Enter key.
Q) How do you know if a user is Disabled? A) A sad face means the user has disabled him/herself by failing the password check X number of times. A user disabled intentionally via the Supervisor module will have a red circle X over him/her.
Q) How do you enable a User?
A) Right click on the disabled user and select enable.
Q) How many strikes does it take before a user disables themselves?
A) 3 is the default but a General Supervisor can change this setting in tools/options.
Q) What is a Category?
A) A keyword or phrase created by Supervisor and stored in the repository, which end-users can assign to documents when they send them to users, groups, or Broadcast Agent. Users can then filter document searches in the repository by assigned category.
Designer Questions
Q) What is a Universe?
A) A universe is a business-oriented mapping of the data structure found in databases: tables, columns, joins, etc. It can represent any specific application, system, or group of users. For example, a universe can relate to a department in a company such as marketing or accounting. In the BusinessObjects User module, universes enable end users to build queries from which they can generate and perform analysis. Universes isolate end users from the complexities of the database structure as well as the intricacies of SQL syntax.
A) A file that contains the address of the repository's security domain. This file must be distributed to all users who will access the BusinessObjects repository to share universes and documents. By default, the bomain.key is placed in the BusinessObjects\LocData folder on your system.
Supervisor Questions
Q) What is the Business Objects repository? A) The Business Objects repository is a set of relational data structures stored on a database. It enables Business Objects users to share resources in a controlled and secured environment.
Q) What is a domain? How many are there is a basic set up? What are they? A) The repository is made up of three domains: the security domain, the universe domain, and the document domain.
Q) When is the repository created?
A) The repository is created by the general supervisor with the Setup wizard during the first-time use of the product. You can create and use more than one repository, typically to manage multiple sites.
Q) Can we have multiple domains? If yes. Purpose of having them? A) Yes, Having multiple document domains can help with organization. If you stick with the 'canned' document domain, all documents (BCA, user to user, corporate, universe lov's) all wind up sharing the same domain/default table space. You can create separate domains with separate table spaces for the different types of documents and reduce the risk of space related Repro problems and corruption. Also, you can reduce the risk that problems corrupt your entire Repro.
Q) How do you restrict the users from using a particular universe, a class or object(s) of a universe, a particular document etc? Q) How do you restrict access to the rows of a database? A) 1) In the User pane, click the user or group.
2) In the Resource pane, click the Universe tab. 3) Right-click the universe.
4) From the pop-up menu, click Properties. 5) In the Universe Properties dialog box, click the Rows tab. 6) Set the options as necessary.
7) Click OK.
Q) How do you Create a user?
A) 1) In the User pane, click the group in which you want to create a new user.
2) Click on the toolbar.
3) Type a user name, and press the Enter key.
Q) What are the types of user profiles and products can they use? A) Supervisor offers standard profiles representing the various types of Business Objects users. The names of the profiles, as well as their symbols, roles, and products are explained below.
Profile) General Supervisor
Role) The Business Objects system administrator. This is the person who launches Supervisor for the first time. The general supervisor creates the repository, defines users and groups, and manages resources. A general supervisor is the sole user with a global view of the hierarchical organization.
Product) All Business Objects Products
Profile) Supervisor
Role) Defines users and group, manages resources, and ensures security. A supervisor also assigns properties and resources to these users and groups. In addition, a supervisor can restrict access to certain resources. A general supervisor can create several supervisors. Product) Supervisor, BusinessObjects
Profile) Supervisor-designer
Role) Creates users, groups and universes. This user has all the rights of the supervisor and designer combined.
Product) Supervisor, Designer, BusinessObjects Profile) Designer
Role) Creates universes and distributes them to end-users by sending them through the file system, or by exporting them to the repository. Product) Designer, BusinessObjects
Profile) User
Role) The main BusinessObjects user whose tasks are to query, report, and analyze data. Users can produce documents containing data from one or more data sources. There can be an unlimited number of users. Product) BusinessObjects
Profile) Versatile
Role) This user is authorized to use any combination of products defined by a supervisor.
Q) How do you create a user group?
A) 1) In the User pane, click the group in which you want to create a new group.
2) Click on the toolbar.
3) Type a group name, and press the Enter key.
Q) How do you know if a user is Disabled? A) A sad face means the user has disabled him/herself by failing the password check X number of times. A user disabled intentionally via the Supervisor module will have a red circle X over him/her.
Q) How do you enable a User?
A) Right click on the disabled user and select enable.
Q) How many strikes does it take before a user disables themselves?
A) 3 is the default but a General Supervisor can change this setting in tools/options.
Q) What is a Category?
A) A keyword or phrase created by Supervisor and stored in the repository, which end-users can assign to documents when they send them to users, groups, or Broadcast Agent. Users can then filter document searches in the repository by assigned category.
Designer Questions
Q) What is a Universe?
A) A universe is a business-oriented mapping of the data structure found in databases: tables, columns, joins, etc. It can represent any specific application, system, or group of users. For example, a universe can relate to a department in a company such as marketing or accounting. In the BusinessObjects User module, universes enable end users to build queries from which they can generate and perform analysis. Universes isolate end users from the complexities of the database structure as well as the intricacies of SQL syntax.
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