Because Business Objects Xi has a complete new security model, in migrating your current environment you will have to cope with redefying your current security model manually. In order to do just that, you will need to perform and Audit and create a Dynamic Map of your existing environment.


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If like most of the users, you are now thinking to migrate to BOE XIr2...You will have to cope with the following:

- Redifine the security manually
- Reverse your current security
- Map your current security
- have a "user centric" and an "object centric" security map



More Info

XI security concepts is a comparison between security concepts in BO5 or BO6 and in BOE Xir2.
it also explains the challenges of the security migration:

- first make a security system you could administrate
- then the current security migration itself

Have a look to this presentation which is the result of all our works made numerous beta testers, and customers who wishes to migrate. We shared knowledge with all of them on the double challenges of the security migration and the migration methodology.

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