How secure is your SAP BusinessObjects environment? Find out with this book, which will shore up your understanding of the basic concepts involved in securing data and teach you the practical, technical steps you'll need. Explore the frameworks, properties, and data sources of the SAP BusinessObjects suite. Up to date for release 4.0 FP3 and applicable to earlier releases, this comprehensive guide is the key to locking down your system. Highlights Include: SAP NetWeaver BW, LDAP, and Active Directory authentication Single signon Rights framework and inheritance model Access levels General and specific rights Secured connections Universe security Access restriction Data and business security profile Scheduling, publications, and personalization profile

Christian Ah-Soon has worked for SAP BusinessObjects for 13 years as a program manager on areas like administration, security, internationalization, and installation. Christian holds a Ph.D. in computer science and graduated from TELECOM Nancy.