A privilege which grants a user full administrator status. This privilege allows the user to make any change in Metrics Management, except modifying sysadmin settings.
An object security or user privilege setting that allows or denies a user from performing an activity on an object. For example, a Metrics Management system specialist allows a user the Edit action on a book. Actions vary depending on object type. An undefined action is denied.
A collection of BIRT cube and data set definitions created from one or more data sources using BIRT Designer Professional. Dashboards supports displaying BIRT data objects in charts, cross tabs, Flash gadgets, and tables. Interactive Crosstabs supports analyzing cube data in a BIRT data object.
A stand-alone server or a cluster of servers that stores report documents in a volume, manages user information, handles report requests, and analyzes and delivers report documents. BIRT iHub supports BIRT reports. Several options providing additional functionality for BIRT iHub require separate purchase. Actuate BIRT iHub Integration Technology extends BIRT iHub functionality.
A tool that provides interactivity to a BIRT cross tab and supports data analysis. Data analysis tasks include filtering, formatting, organizing, sorting, and viewing data, and performing calculations in a cross tab. Actuate Dashboards, Actuate BIRT Interactive Viewer, and Actuate Report Studio support using Interactive Crosstabs.
A component that supports viewing a BIRT report and changing the appearance and layout of report items after the report has run. For example, the user can update the sorting and grouping options, modify the data formatting, and revise the filtering options.
A performance management application used to display organizational performance from multiple perspectives. For example, Metrics Management can display performance data from a customer or financial perspective. Metrics Management can be used with any performance management methodology, including Balanced Metrics Management and Six Sigma. Metrics Management uses increments called measures to quantify various aspects of an organization, and consolidates the information in a way that is meaningful to the organization. There are multiple versions of Metrics Management, supporting workgroup deployments to enterprise implementations.
The method used to authenticate users who want to log in to Metrics Management. The available authentication methods include the Standard and Metrics Management authentication methods. Each method references a security list when the system validates a user’s login information.
