Yes, you'll meet all kinds of Essbase users. There are good Essbase users, and there are less than good Essbase users. The beauty is you get to control them.
Okay, so it's not a control issue, but at the same time you cannot have people in your databases running willy-nilly over anything they please. For starters, Essbase has some of the most comprehensive database access filters available. Each filter is completely customizable for a specific database.
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All access filters can be applied to either a single user or to an access group where multiple users are added when necessary.
If you recall, we recommended that you create yourself a Supervisor account at your first login. This will be your account to administer the entire Essbase server. For data security and data integrity reasons, it is a good idea to put a limit on the number of supervisor access accounts and instead make use of lesser developer type accounts.
When you create a new user, you can also add the user...
