Oracle introduced password protection for Excel 2007 outputs in its 18c update, allowing reports generated in BI Publisher to be password protected when downloaded as Excel files. Previously, password protection was only available for PDF outputs and there were bugs limiting its use for Excel. To enable it, users navigate to Reports and Analytics in BI Publisher, open a catalog, select a report, set a password, save the report, and run it. When downloading the Excel output, a prompt will appear requiring the password set at the report level. Dynamic passwords using SQL queries are not yet supported for Excel like they are for password protected PDFs.

1. Now you can Password Protect Excel Outputs too in BI Publisher
One of the missingpiece inBIPublisherearlierwasthe passwordprotectionforExcel 2007 Outputand it
has beenintroducedin18c update.
Earlierpasswordprotectionwaspossible forPDFoutputonlyandthere have beenanumberof bugs and
enhancementspendingaroundthe feasibilityforpasswordprotectionforExcel Output.Andfinally
Oracle has workedonthisand releasedthisfeature in18c release.
Now,we will lookatthe stepsto enable thisfeature forBIReports:
Navigate toReportsand Analytics
OpenCatalog
Navigate toBI Report

2. Once the passwordis set,clickokand save the report.
Nowrun the reportand downloadthe excel output..
Whenyouopenthe excel sheet,itwill promptustoenterthe passwordwhichhasbeensetat the
reportlevel.
For now,we cannot create dynamicpasswordsusingthe SQLqueryaddedtothe data setlike we create
dynamicpasswordPDFoutputfiles.
Hope the dynamicpasswordwill alsobe enabledbyOracle innextreleases.
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