Configuring the new namespace provider in Cognos
Configure a new namespace provider in Cognos for CJAP.
About this task
To configure the namespace provider, complete the following steps.
Procedure
- In Cognos Configuration, navigate to the Security > Authentication folder.
- Add a Namespace resource to the Authentication folder.
- Give the namespace a name.
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Select Type > Custom Java Providerand click OK.
This creates a namespace for the security CJAP.
- Select the namespace and enter the name you gave the namespace as the ID for the provider.
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Enter com.ibm.emm.cognos.provider.EMMSuiteSecurityCJAP for the class name.
Ensure that there are no leading or trailing spaces.
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Set the Selectable for authentication? property to True for test purposes.
- True allows users to log in to Cognos by using HCL® Marketing
Software credentials.
External users can log in without a password, so this is not recommended for production.
- False means that the namespace is not available for authentication on the
Cognos UI, but the HCL Marketing
Software integration will
work.
After you complete testing, change this setting.
- True allows users to log in to Cognos by using HCL® Marketing
Software credentials.
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Log in to Cognos under the new namespace with an HCL Marketing
Software account that has the
Report_System role in HCL Marketing
Software.
The URL is similar to http://host:port/ibmCognos/cgi-bin/Cognos.cgi
If you see the Cognos application, the authentication provider is working.
- In HCL Marketing Software, navigate to Settings > Configuration and set the Reports | Integrations | Cognos 10 | Autentication namespace configuration property to the same name you set in Cognos.
- Verify that the Cognos reports are running correctly in HCL Marketing Software.