When Domain security is properly configured, a user only sees the data that the organization wants them to see. To define this access, you write data access filtering rules (access grants) in XML and upload them as a new security file using the Domain designer. These rules are powerful and flexible, and can be based on a number of aspects, such as user roles or profile attributes.

The power of this solution is best presented as an example business case. This section describes a fictional company’s implementation of Domains in JasperReports Server—from both a business perspective and an implementation perspective.

For details about the basics of Domains, refer to the JasperReports Server User Guide.

This chapter includes the following sections: