Initial access permissions for root and top-level Content Manager objects

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 root and the top-level Content Manager objects.

The root object

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

Table 1. The root object and permissions for related groups or roles

Object

Group or role

Read Read icon

Write Write icon

Execute Execute icon

Set policy Set policy icon

Traverse Traverse icon

Root

Everyone

X

  

X

  

X

Top-level Content Manager objects

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

Table 2. Top-level Content Manager objects 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

Capabilities

Directory Administrators

      

X

X

Everyone

        

X

Configuration

Server Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Everyone

    

X

  

X

Public Folders

Report Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Authors

X

X

X

  

X

Query Users

X

  

X

  

X

Consumers

X

  

X

  

X

Express® Authors

X

X

X

  

X

Readers

X

      

X

Export

Report Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Import

Report Administrators

X

X

X

X

X

Directory

Everyone

        

X
Parent topic: Initial access permissions