Defining an experience level

Define an experience level by performing the following steps:

n	Increment the number of level definitions in the file.

When you add an experience level, you increment this number by one.

<NUMBER_OF_LEVELS>3</NUMBER_OF_LEVELS>

n	Set the default level.

The number of the default experience level for all users. The levels are numbered as their definitions appear in the file, starting from one. The following line selects the second level, Standard, as the default level.

<DEFAULT_EXPERIENCE_LEVEL>2</DEFAULT_EXPERIENCE_LEVEL>

n	Create a new level and specify its name.

A unique alphanumeric string defines the skin name. Actuate Information Console’s Options—General page uses the skin name to identify the experience level to Information Console users.

You also can provide multiple display names. Each display name includes an alphanumeric name and the locale for the name. Actuate Analytics Cube Viewer uses the display name for the appropriate locale. The following example shows English and Spanish display names:

<DISPLAY_NAME>

  <LOCALE_ID>en_US</LOCALE_ID>

  <NAME>Standard</NAME>

</DISPLAY_NAME>

<DISPLAY_NAME>

  <LOCALE_ID>es_ES</LOCALE_ID>

  <NAME>Estándar</NAME>

</DISPLAY_NAME>

n	List the Actuate Analytics Cube Viewer features that the level hides.

The Administrator can create and modify experience level definitions to enable or deny access to Actuate Analytics Cube Viewer features. The types of features that you can hide include the following features:

n	Horizontal bars, such as the entire banner or toolbar

n	Toolbar buttons

n	Menu items for toolbar buttons

n	Context menu items for table views, bar chart views, and line chart views

n	Axis context menu items, such as the context menu that appears when you right-click axis components of a chart

Every experience level definition must include the following entries because these features are not supported in Actuate Analytics:

n	<HIDE_ITEM>ADMIN_LOG_ON</HIDEITEM>

n	<HIDE_ITEM>EDIT_TITLE</HIDEITEM>

n	<HIDE_ITEM>VIEW_SOURCE</HIDEITEM>

Adding an experience level to a functionality level

After you create an experience level, you can add it to a functionality level. Each functionality level includes a list of available experience levels. Every built-in functionality level contains the following lines:

<AnalyticsExperienceLevel>Novice</AnalyticsExperienceLevel>

<AnalyticsExperienceLevel>Standard</AnalyticsExperienceLevel>

<AnalyticsExperienceLevel>Advanced</AnalyticsExperienceLevel>

You can remove these entries and add others as needed for every functionality level. Every functionality level needs at least one experience level.

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