Initial access permissions for the Cognos namespace

In IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence, when Content Manager initializes a content store, it creates basic structures and security information. These structures include initial access permissions for the Cognos namespace and the built-in and predefined objects in this namespace.

In the following table, the letter X indicates that a permission is granted to a group or role for an object.

Table 1. Cognos namespace object and permissions for related groups and roles

Object

Group or role

Read Read icon

Write Write icon

Execute Execute icon

Set policy Set policy icon

Traverse Traverse icon

Cognos

Everyone

X

  

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Initial access permissions for the built-in and predefined objects in the Cognos namespace

In the following table, the letter X indicates that a permission is granted to a group or role for an object.

Table 2. Built-in and predefined users, groups, and roles in the Cognos namespace and permissions for related groups and roles

Built-in and predefined objects in the Cognos namespace

Group or role

Read Read icon

Write Write icon

Execute Execute icon

Set policy Set policy icon

Traverse Traverse icon

Adaptive Analytics Administrators

Adaptive Analytics Administrators

    

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Adaptive Analytics Users

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Adaptive Analytics Users

X

  

X

  

X

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

All Authenticated Users

All Authenticated Users

X

  

X

  

X

Analysis Users

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Analysis Users

X

  

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Anonymous/

My Folders

My Watch Items

Anonymous

X

  

X

  

X

Everyone

X

      

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Authors

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Authors

X

  

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Cognos Insight Users

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Cognos Insight Users

X

  

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Consumers

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Consumers

X

  

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Controller Administrators

Controller Administrators

    

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Controller Users

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Controller Users

X

  

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Data Manager Authors

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Data Manager Authors

X

  

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Directory Administrators

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Express® Authors

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Express Authors

X

  

X

  

X

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Everyone

All Authenticated Users

X

  

X

  

X

Anonymous

    

X

    

Library Administrators

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Library Administrators

    

X

  

X

Metrics Administrators

Metrics Administrators

    

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Metrics Authors

Metrics Authors

X

  

X

  

X

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Metrics Users

Metrics Users

X

  

X

  

X

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Mobile Administrators

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Mobile Administrators

    

X

  

X

Mobile Users

Mobile Users

X

  

X

  

X

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Planning Contributor Users

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Planning Contributor Users

X

  

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Planning Rights Administrators

Planning Rights Administrators

    

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Portal Administrators

Portal Administrators

    

X

  

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

PowerPlay® Administrators

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

PowerPlay Administrators

    

X

  

X

PowerPlay Users

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

PowerPlayUsers

X

  

X

  

X

Query Users

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Query Users

X

  

X

  

X

Readers

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Readers

X

  

X

  

X

All Authenticated Users

X

      

X

Report Administrators

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Report Administrators

    

X

  

X

Server Administrators

Directory Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Server Administrators

    

X

  

X

System Administrators

System Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Tenant Administrators

System Administrators

X

X

X

X

X
Parent topic: Initial access permissions