iPortal and custom application integration

Hi All,

I would like to know what are the possible ways of integrating any existing J2EE application with iPortal. We would be having some pre-canned reports in iPortal and there would be links of those reports on my application. The application user would click on those reports and it should directly take him to the iPortal without having to go through any iPortal Authentication. Currently i am using javascript to call the reports, works so far but is highly unsecured.
Attaching a sample code.

function executeReport(userID) {
var reportURL = escape("/home/administrator/ProjectList.rptdesign");
var tokenParameter = "__token=" + Math.random();
var URL = [];
URL.push('__requesttype=immediate');
URL.push('&__executableName=');URL.push(reportURL);
URL.push('&userid=administrator');
URL.push('&password=XXXXX');//BAD: need to do something about this
URL.push('&__saveOutput=false');
URL.push(escape('&ConnProfileURL=E:ActuateConnectionProfile.xml'));
URL.push('&ConnectionProfileName=SOME_SCHEMA');
URL.push('&invokesubmit=true');//escapes the parameter page.. and the parameter are applied to the results directly
var url1 = "http://localhost:8700/iportal/executereport.do?" + encodeURI(URL.join("")) + "&volume=nova&" +tokenParameter;
window.open(url1,'AcWizardWindowForJSP1620837270', 800, 565, 'status=yes, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, location=yes');
}

Thanks in advance.
Amit Jain.

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rmurphy

Hi Amit, 
There are two things you can do to make iPortal more secure. 
 
1. Implement an iPortal Security Adapter. 
2. Create a custom Access Manager to control access to the reports 
 
The iPortal Security Adapter is responsible for telling the iPortal who is attempting to access the environment. It could get the information from a cookie, the user's session, etc. It then passes the appropriate credentials to the iPortal (user/password). 
 
The Access Manager is ultimately responsible for authentication and authorization on report files and folders. 
 
You can find more information about this in the following manual: 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.com/documentation/Manuals/creating-custom-iportal-apps.pdf'>http://www.birt-exchange.com/documentation/Manuals/creating-custom-iportal-apps.pdf</a> 
 
The following DevShare entry provides more information, and an example: 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.com/devshare/deploying-birt-reports/367-customizing-security-in-deployment-kit/'>Customizing Security in Deployment Kit - Designs & Code - BIRT Exchange</a> 
 
Rob