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unit type
In Metrics Management, a descriptive label for data. Examples of unit types include number, percent, days, and dollars. A unit type determines how data appears, for example, the number of decimal places that a numerical value displays.
Related term
Metrics Management
upgrading
For BIRT iHub, the process of installing and configuring Release 3.1 or higher or a fix release of Release 3 and moving the data and files from BIRT iHub Release 3.
Related term
Actuate BIRT iHub
Contrast with
migration, switching
usage log
The BIRT iHub System usage log stores either standard or detailed information about user activity. You can choose to log different types of activities and to record either standard or detailed information.
Related term
BIRT iHub System
Contrast with
error log
user group
A name for a set of privilege levels. Assigning a user to a user group defines the user’s privileges.
Related term
privilege
Contrast with
user name
user name
A name that identifies a user of a resource on a computer system. For example, Information Console and System Console support user names having the following characteristics: having up to 256 characters that are not control characters, not being case‑sensitive, and optionally using space characters.
Related terms
case sensitivity, Information Console, System Console
user privilege
In Metrics Management, a security permission, granted by a system specialist, that defines the actions that a user can perform on a specific object. Acting on an object requires both the appropriate privileges and object-level security settings.
Related terms
Metrics Management, Metrics Management system specialist, object, object-level security
user template
In Metrics Management, a standard user setup page that has specific settings defined, such as user privileges. Metrics Management comes with six default user templates: Administrator, Location administrator, Regular user or measure owner, Restricted administrator, Restricted location administrator, and View only user.
Related terms
measure owner, Metrics Management, Metrics Management system specialist, user privilege, view only user