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
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Log in to Cognos using an account with the Report_User_Role role in Cognos.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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When all of your tests are finished, in Cognos Configuration, navigate to the folder and in the namespace you used for CJAP, set the Selectable for authentication? property to False.