OBIEE initialization file
The initialization files for OBIEE are the backbone of it's functioning. There are three important initialization files present in OBIEE server location: 1. NQSConfig.ini 2. DBfeatures.ini 3. NQClusterConfig.ini (not present in OBIEE 11g replaced by xml file) NQSConfig file contains few important parameters. Understanding those parameters help in resolving few issues instantly. For example: PROJECT_INACCESSIBLE_COLUMN_AS_NULL Security enabled columns can be displayed to unauthorized users. There are two users. One having access to all the columns of a presentation table and other user has access to few columns only (unauthorized user). When a report is built on this presentation table with all the columns included, unauthorized user trying to access this report will error out due to insufficient privileges. Once this parameter is enabled (YES), unauthorized user can see this report. A NULL expression replaces the inaccessible column in the query and secured column...