Configuring security for the Report Launcher and reports

Rational® ClearQuest® provides default security roles and configuration to restrict access to the Report Launcher for ClearQuestRational ClearQuest and access to individual directories and reports using WebSphere® Application Server J2EE security. This configuration can be customized for your environment by updating the deployment descriptor and mapping users and groups to security roles.

Report Launcher for Rational ClearQuest client provides these default security roles and access rules.

Basic User
Provides basic access to the Report Launcher for Rational ClearQuest. Add all users who require access to the Report Launcher to this security role. To restrict the access a user has to server paths where reports are stored, add the user to a security role that defines server path access such as the default TeamMember and SuperUser roles.
Team Member
Restricts access to the paths:
/reports/home/team
/reports/team
Super User
Restricts access to the paths:
/reports/admin
/reports/home/admin
/reports/dev
/reports/home/dev

See the following topics to add users and groups to these security roles or to customize the security configuration for your environment.

  1. Prerequisites for Report Launcher security configuration
    Before configuring and enabling the Report Launcher security settings for WebSphere Application Server, review the LDAP server registry settings and obtain the LDAP user name for your installation.
  2. Mapping users and groups to security roles
    Map the Report Launcher security roles for WebSphere Application Server client authentication to the users and groups you want to associate with each role.
  3. Customizing security in WebSphere Application Server
    If the default security roles and configuration defined for the Report Launcher for Rational ClearQuest do not meet your requirements, you can change it by updating the Report Launcher for Rational ClearQuest deployment descriptor file. After updating this file, use the WebSphere Application Server wsadmin utility to apply the deployment descriptor settings.
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