Enabling custom user interface profiles

To enable custom user interface profiles in IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence, migrate the existing user interface profiles from the Security tab to the Library tab in Cognos Administration. The User Interface Profiles page is then available in the Library and you can work with the profiles.

Before you begin

Before you enable the custom user interface profiles feature, back up the content store.

Existing SDK code that is used to assign access permissions to the user interface profiles on the Security tab, does not work after you enable the custom user interfaces feature.

About this task

You cannot reverse the migration of the profiles to the Library tab. After you import the profiles, the Import UI Profiles icon and the User Interface Profiles page are removed from the Security tab.
When the user interface profiles are imported into the Library tab, they are renamed as follows:
  • The Professional profile is renamed Report Studio Professional.
  • The Express® profile is renamed Cognos Workspace Advanced.

Procedure

  1. In Cognos Administration, on the Security tab, click the User Interface Profiles page.
  2. On the User Interface Profiles toolbar, click the Import UI Profiles Click the Import UI Profiles icon to migrate the read-only profiles to the Library tab where they can be copied to create new customizable profiles. icon.
  3. In the window that opens, click OK to continue. The Import UI Profiles window displays the names of the profiles and a message about the removal of the profiles from the Security tab.
  4. Click OK. The Library tab opens, and the User Interface Profiles page is available. It may take a few minutes for the imported profiles to load.
Parent topic: Custom user interface profiles