To extract metadata and to configure other capabilities that a catalog source might include, you need account access and permissions on the source system. The permissions required might vary depending on the capability.
Permissions to extract metadata
To extract Oracle Business Intelligence metadata, you need account access and read permissions to the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Presentation Server.
Permissions to perform data classification
You can perform data classification with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.
Permissions to perform glossary association
You can perform glossary association with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.