Change password for weblogic users in obiee 11g

1. Change Password for Weblogic users in OBIEE 11g
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2. JDeveloper Steps
I used JDeveloper to build and deploy the webservice,
Open JDeveloper
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6. Paste in the contents of ChngPwd.java to your new class file in JDeveloper.
o
Changepwd.java
Note: You will need to update the variables for weblogic hostname, port, username, and password.
package ChngPwd;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import javax.jws.WebMethod;
import javax.jws.WebService;
import javax.management.MBeanServerConnection;
import javax.management.ObjectName;
import javax.management.remote.JMXConnector;
import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorFactory;
import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import javax.naming.Context;
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7. @WebService
public class ChngPwd
{
private static JMXConnector jmxConnector = null;
private static MBeanServerConnection mBeanServerConnection = null;
private static String webLogicHostname = "172.16.12.166"; // Set to the weblogic host
private static String webLogicPort = "9704"; // Set to the port of the admin server on the weblogic
instance
// private static String webLogicUsername = "weblogic"; // Set to the weblogic admin user
//private static String webLogicPassword = "welcome123"; // Set to the password of the weblogic
admin user
private static final String validationFailed = "[Security:090237]";
private static final String mustBeEightChars = "[Security:090285]";
private static final String missingSpecialChars = "[Security:099116]";
public ChngPwd() {} // for JAXB
@WebMethod(exclude = true)
public String changeUserPassword( String userId, String oldPassword, String newPassword, String
confirmPassword ) throws Exception
{
ObjectName securityMBeanName = new
ObjectName("Security:Name=myrealmDefaultAuthenticator");
Object objUser[] = new Object[]{(userId), (oldPassword), (newPassword) };
String objStr[] = new String[]{("java.lang.String"), ("java.lang.String"), ("java.lang.String") };
try
{
if ( confirmPassword.equals(newPassword) )
{
mBeanServerConnection.invoke(securityMBeanName, "changeUserPassword", objUser,
objStr);
return "Password successfully changed.";
}
else
{
return "New passwords do not match.";
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
if( e.getCause().getMessage().contains( validationFailed ) )
return "Validation of old password failed.";
else if ( e.getCause().getMessage().contains( mustBeEightChars ) )
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8. return "Password must be at least 8 characters long.";
else if ( e.getCause().getMessage().contains( missingSpecialChars ) )
return "Password must contain at least 1 number or special character.";
else
return "Can not reset password at this time. Please contact an Administrator.";
}
}
@WebMethod(exclude = true)
public static void initConnection(String hostname, String portString,String webLogicUsername,String
webLogicPassword) throws IOException, MalformedURLException
{
Integer portInteger = Integer.valueOf(portString);
int port = portInteger.intValue();
String mserver = "/weblogic.management.mbeanservers.runtime";
JMXServiceURL serviceURL = new JMXServiceURL("service:jmx:iiop:///jndi/iiop://" + hostname + ":"
+ port + mserver);
Hashtable h = new Hashtable();
String[] credentials = new String[] {webLogicUsername, webLogicPassword };
h.put("jmx.remote.credentials", credentials);
jmxConnector = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(serviceURL, h);
//jmxConnector = JMXConnectorFactory.connect(serviceURL);
mBeanServerConnection = jmxConnector.getMBeanServerConnection();
}
/*@WebMethod(exclude = true)
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
{
}*/
public String passwordchange( String userId, String oldPassword, String newPassword, String
confirmPassword ) throws Exception
{
ChngPwd c = new ChngPwd();
initConnection(webLogicHostname, webLogicPort,userId,oldPassword);
String result = c.changeUserPassword( userId, oldPassword, newPassword, confirmPassword );
jmxConnector.close();
return result;
}
}
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11. Let’s now deploy the web service to the Weblogic server. Right Click on the project and clickDeploy –>
Webservices
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18. OBIEE 11g Steps
The following steps take place from within OBIEE. They will create a simple Agent to invoke the
webservice deployed above, and then create a hidden dashboard page to be a launch point for the agent.
Login to the OBIEE portal (http://localhost:9704/analytics)
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Create a new Dashboard,called DemoSettings.
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Under Location, select Browser…
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From the Shared Folders folder, select New Folder. Name it DemoAccount.
Select the radio button for Add content later (Create empty dashboard). Click Ok.
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Click on the Catalog link, and navigate to the newly created folder, DemoAccount.
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Select Permissions to set the appropriate permissions on the new folder, BI Administrator should
have Full Control. BI Consumer should have Open.
Make sure that Apply permissions to sub-folders and Apply permissions to items within folder are
both selected.
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Click Ok.
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23. From the New menu in the OBIEE global navigation, select Action
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24. Choose Invoke Web Service from the popup menu.
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25. Plug in the WSDL and click Open.
The URL would look like: http://<weblogic host>:<obiee port>/<package name>-<project name>-contextroot/<package name>Port?WSDL
On my local, it is: http://172.16.12.166:9704/ChngPwd-passwordchange-contextroot/ChngPwdPort?WSDL
Drill down until you can select passwordChange, and select it. Click Ok
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26. This opens up a new dialog box, enter the following values for the prompts (no quotes):
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passwordChange_arg0 = "Username:"
o
passwordChange_arg1 = "Old Password:"
o
passwordChange_arg2 = "New Password:"
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passwordChange_arg3 = "Confirm Password:"
For the Username argument, for Value select Session Variable, then type in USER and mark it
as fixed and hidden.
This will force the password change to only work for the current logged in user.
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27. Click the Options button to personalize the messages (again, no quotes):
Set Dialog Title to "Change Password"
Set Action Help Text to "Please enter your existing password and new password below."
Set Execute Button Text to "Change Password"
Leave all other options blank.
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28. Click on the Action Results tab and enter the parameters for the return messages (again, no quotes):
Set Dialog Text to "@{passwordChangeResponse}"
Create one XPath variable:
Name: passwordChangeResponse
XPath Expression: Body/passwordChangeResponse/return
Set Dialog Title to "Result"
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29. Click Ok. Click Save Action.
Save the action as ChangePassword into the DemoAccount Shared Folder you created above.
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30. Navigate to your newly created Dashboard, DemoSettings. Edit the dashboard by placing a new section.
In that section, add a text item. Place the following into the text item (making sure to check the Contains
HTML Markup box):
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31. <script type="text/javascript">
document.getElementById("idPageOptions").style.display = "none";
</script>
Welcome to the change password page. This page will allow you to change your
password for access to the Business Intelligence reporting
application.<br><br>
You are currently logged in as
<b>@{biServer.variables['NQ_SESSION.USER']}</b>.<br><br>
Please click the link below to begin the password reset process.
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34. Click Ok. Edit the Column Properties. Click on Custom CSS Style Options (HTML Only) and add the
following to the Use Custom CSS Style:
position:absolute;height:120px; margin-top:40px;
Drag an Action Link below your text item in that same section. Name the link Change Password, and
navigate to the saved Action Link you saved to the Shared Folder. Don’t define any values, just click on
the Ok button.
Click Ok to close the Action Link Properties window.
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35. On the main section properties, unselect Collapsible. Additionally, from the Section Properties, set the
border position to None.
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38. Click the
icon to save the dashboard. Click the
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icon to view the results.
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40. OBIEE Server Steps
The following steps take place on the OBIEE server. All files references are
for a Linux/Solaris install, but file locations will be similar for Windows.
Update the following files, to place a link to the Change Password in the header bar:
/apps/applobi/OBIEE11g/Oracle_BI1/bifoundation/web/app/res/b_mozilla/header.js
/apps/applobi/OBIEE11g/user_projects/domains/bifoundation_domain/servers/bi_server1/tmp/_WL_user/
analytics_11.1.1/7dezjl/war/res/b_mozilla/header.js
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41. For these two files, find the line:
b.push(new
obips.ContextMenu.MenuOption(saw.header.getLocalizedString("kmsgHeaderMyAccou
nt"),"",null,new obips.Callback(this,this.onMyAccount)));
and replace it with:
b.push(new
obips.ContextMenu.MenuOption(saw.header.getLocalizedString("kmsgHeaderMyAccou
nt"),"",null,new obips.Callback(this,this.onMyAccount)));b.push(new
obips.ContextMenu.MenuOption(saw.header.getLocalizedString("kmsgHeaderCustomU
RL"),"",null,new obips.Callback(this,this.onCustomURL)));
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then find the line:
saw.header.NavBar.prototype.onMyAccount=function(){saw.header.Menubar.getMana
ger().hidePopupPanel();var a=new
saw.ondemandload.FuncProxy("obips.AccountInfo.launchDialog",{messageTemplate:
"kuiMyAccountDialogHead"});a.exec()};
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and replace it with:
saw.header.NavBar.prototype.onMyAccount=function(){saw.header.Menubar.getMana
ger().hidePopupPanel();var a=new
saw.ondemandload.FuncProxy("obips.AccountInfo.launchDialog",
{messageTemplate:"kuiMyAccountDialogHead"});a.exec()};saw.header.NavBar.proto
type.onCustomURL=function(){var w = 1920, h = 1080; if (document.all) { w =
document.body.clientWidth;h = document.body.clientHeight;x =
window.screenTop;y = window.screenLeft;} else if (document.layers) { w =
window.innerWidth;h = window.innerHeight;x = window.screenX;y =
window.screenY;} var popW = 450, popH = 276;var leftPos = ((w-popW)/2)+y,
topPos = ((h-popH)/2)+x;window.open('saw.dll?PortalPages&PortalPath
%2Fshared%2FUser%20Account%2F_portal%2FUser%20Settings','passwordresetwindow'
,'toolbar=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no,location=no,
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42. directories=no, status=no,
width='+popW+',height='+popH+',top='+topPos+',left='+leftPos);};
Note: Replace the bold part with the path to the location you saved the Action Link in OBIEE above.
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44. Update the following file to add the resource id
/apps/applobi/OBIEE11g/Oracle_BI1/bifoundation/web/msgdb/common/saw.header.xml
For this file, add the following line:
<resource id="kmsgHeaderCustomURL" />
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45. Save it and exit
The next file will not exist out of the box, and needs to be created, along with any folders along the way.
/apps/applobi/OBIEE11g/instances/instance1/bifoundation/OracleBIPresentationServicesComponent/core
application_obips1/msgdb/l_en/customMessages/uicmsgs/saw.header.xml
For this file, you will be creating it, so make the contents:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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46. <webmessagetables xmlns:sawm="com.siebel.analytics.web/message/v1">
<webmessagetable lang="en-us" system="saw.header" table="Messages">
<webmessage name="kmsgHeaderCustomURL"><text>Change
Password</text></webmessage>
</webmessagetable>
</webmessagetables>
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47. Save it and exit
Restart the OBIEE services. You should now see a link under the User menu called Change Password.
This will open a new window providing the user with simple instructions to change their password.
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