To use page-level security in a shared document, the administrator must assign BIRT Page Level Security option and secure read privilege to a user or role. This option and privilege gives the user or role access to the parts of the document the user or role has the authorization to view, and the ability to run the document. A user typically runs a document to convert its format, for example, from .rptdocument to PDF.

If a user or security role has read privilege on a document that uses page-level security, the user or role has authorization to view the entire document.