Deleting an inactive namespace

If a namespace was removed from IBM® Cognos® Configuration and is no longer required, a member of the System Administrators role can delete it permanently in the directory tool. Deleting a namespace also deletes all the entries in My Folders that are associated with the namespace.

To access the directory administration tool, you must have execute permissions for the Data Source Connections secured feature and traverse permissions for the administration secured function.

Procedure

  1. In IBM Cognos Administration, on the Security tab, click Users, Groups, and Roles.

    If the namespace you want to delete does not have a check mark in the Active column, it is inactive and can be deleted.

  2. In the Actions column, click the delete button.

    If the namespace is active, the delete button is not available.

Results

The namespace is permanently deleted. To use the namespace again in IBM Cognos software, you must add it using IBM Cognos Configuration.