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Implementing Secure Ad-Hoc EBS Reporting: A Governance Alternative to Direct SQL Tools

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Our security policy strictly prohibits granting direct SQL access tools like TOAD or SQL Developer to functional business users, due to the high risk of data exposure and potential unmonitored queries impacting production performance . However, these users absolutely require the flexibility to run complex, ad-hoc queries beyond standard reports for reconciliation and analysis. How can we provide them with powerful SQL to Excel reporting capability that is fully integrated into the EBS security model and adheres to strict access policies?

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  • Support Enginatics

    The requirement for powerful ad-hoc querying under strict governance is perfectly met by Blitz Report, which allows users to execute SQL scripts directly from the EBS forms interface . Critically, Blitz Report fully enforces existing security measures such as Oracle VPD (Virtual Private Database), ensuring unauthorized users cannot access restricted row or column data .

  • Support Enginatics

    By providing Blitz Report access, you retire direct database tools for end-users, ensuring that all data access remains within the governed EBS framework, preventing potential data security breaches .

  • Avatar photoCustomer

    We are particularly concerned about sensitive HR data. Can we ensure developers, who inevitably need some level of access, cannot see critical fields like salary details, even when running generic reports?

  • Support Enginatics

    Yes, you can use column-level VPD policies within Oracle, coupled with Blitz Report’s security setup, to selectively mask or hide sensitive data fields, such as ‘proposed_salary_n’ from the HR tables, specifically when the query is run by a developer, while still allowing the core APPS user to operate normally .

  • Support Enginatics

    This robust approach provides the necessary analytical agility to business teams while maintaining the highest level of data governance and protecting sensitive employee data elements .

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