Verifying user permissions in Cognos

Verify that your implementation of CJAP is working as expected.

Before you begin

Cognos authentication is based on cookies. To execute these tests, delete the Cognos cookies and use a new browser window when you switch between users.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Cognos using an account with the Report_User_Role role in Cognos.
  2. Verify that this user has the following access.
    • No access to IBM Cognos Administration.
    • No access to the public folder that you secured.
    • Cut, Paste, and Delete buttons are disabled.
    • The user can copy, but can paste only in the user’s folder under My Folders.
    • The user can add a folder under My Folders but not under Public Folders.
  3. Verify that the members of Marketing Platform groups you have specified in the properties file are in the expected groups and have the expected permissions.
  4. Use the following information to help resolve problems.
    • If reports are not accessible to a user, verify that the user has either the Report_User_Role or the Reports_System_User role in Cognos.
    • Enable logs in the property file by providing the path to the log file.
  5. When all of your tests are finished, in Cognos Configuration, navigate to the Security > Authentication folder and in the namespace you used for CJAP, set the Selectable for authentication? property to False.