Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Report Expert User Guide - Manual (Page 137)

Administering Report Expert Chapter 9
Rockwell Automation Publication RPTEXP-UM001H-EN-P-June 2014 137
To update the Report Expert configuration file:
1. Go to <Report ExpertInstallationDirectory>\Website, and edit
the Web.config file.
2. Replace the name of the default Administrators group with
the name of the group you have created or chosen to contain
Report Expert administrators.
For example, if the group that you use is named
RptExpAdmins, do the following:
Replace Administrators:
<add key="ReportExpertAdminGroup" value="Administrators"/>
...
<allow roles="Administrators"/>
With RptExpAdmins:
<add key="ReportExpertAdminGroup" value="RptExpAdmins"/>
...
<allow roles="RptExpAdmins"/>
3. Save the file.
To disable security for Report Expert and allow any user full
administrator access:
1. Go to <Report ExpertInstallationDirectory>\Website, and edit
the Web.config file.
2. Remove or comment out the ReportExpertAdminGroup add
key.
<add key="ReportExpertAdminGroup" value="Administrators"/>
...
<allow roles="Administrators"/>
To comment it out, type <!-- before and --> after the add key
line:
<!--
<add key="ReportExpertAdminGroup" value="RptExpAdmins"/>
-->
3. Save the file.
Disabling Security