Extracting Application Security

You can extract application security to view or modify it in a text editor. When you extract application security from an application, save the file in a format that supports multibyte character sets (MBCS). By default, application security files use the SEC file extension.

You can extract these types of security information:

  • Users and groups

  • Security classes

  • Role access

  • Security class access

    Note:

    Oracle recommends that you periodically extract security to a backup file. For information on backing up security information, see the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide.

To extract application security:

  1. Open the application.
  2. Select Consolidation, then Extract, and then Application Elements.
  3. In the Security section, from Delimiter, select the character used to separate information in the file.

    These characters are valid:

    , ~ @ $ % ^ & | : ; ? \

    Note:

    You must use a character that is not used in the file name or in any other way in the file. For example, if you use the comma in an entity description, you cannot use the comma as the delimiter.

  4. From Filters, select the types of security to extract.

    Tip:

    To reset the selections, click Reset.

  5. Click Extract.
  6. Follow the download instructions displayed in the browser to download the extracted file.

    The instructions vary depending on the Web browser that you are using. Make sure to save the file in the Web directory that you set up.

  7. Optional: To download the log file, click Download Log. Click Open to display the log file, or Save and select a location to save the file locally.