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Configure the Report Portal for Windows Authentication

After you install the Report Portal, you can now configure the Report Portal to work in Windows Authentication. You configure the Report Portal to use the Active Directory user account and modify the system DSN connection parameters.

To configure the Report Portal for Windows Authentication

  1. Log into the Report Portal host as the operating system administrator.
  2. Modify the System DSN for the Report Portal CMS to Windows NT Authentication.
  3. Select Start, Programs, BusinessObjects XI Release 2, Business Objects Enterprise, Central Configuration Manager.

    The Central Configuration Manager opens, displaying the CA Business Intelligence services.

  4. Stop all CA Business Intelligence services.
  5. Modify the services Log On As settings to the Active Directory user credentials. Do so to all the CA Business Intelligence services.

    Important! Do not change the settings of the WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery and World Wide Web Publishing services.

  6. Start all CA Business Intelligence services.

    The Report Portal is now configured to authenticate in Windows Authentication.

    Note: You can verify that the connections to the reporting database use the Active Directory user account from the Microsoft SQL Server Activity Monitor.

Example: Modify the CA Business Intelligence services Log On As connection settings

The following example shows you how to modify the CA Business Intelligence Connection Server service Log On As credentials from system account to an Active Directory account.

  1. Right-click the Connection Server service from the list and select Properties.

    The Connection Server service properties window opens.

  2. At the Log On As section, remove the mark from the System Account option.

    The connection settings fields are enabled.

  3. Enter the Active Directory user name, password, and confirm the password.

    Example: Domain/username

    Click OK. The service connection settings are changed.

  4. Exit the Central Configuration Manager.