Hide an Entry
You can hide entries in IBM® Cognos® Connection
and IBM Cognos Administration such as reports, packages,
pages, folders, jobs, data sources, portlets, and so on, to ensure
that the entries are not accessed or run unnecessarily. This specifically
applies to drill-through reports that, when they run, could have negative
impact on system performance. For example, running drill-through reports
that have optional prompts, or no prompts, could result in database
queries that use considerable resources. When these reports are hidden
in the portal, users cannot run them and the system is not overloaded
with unnecessary requests.
Hiding an entry does not affect its properties, including security permissions. You can access hidden entries using different methods, such as using a URL.
Depending
on the user preferences specified in my area options 
, My
Preferences, a hidden entry either entirely disappears
from the user interface or remains visible, but its icon fades. For
more information, see View a Hidden Entry.
You cannot hide users, groups, or roles in external namespaces.
Before you begin
An administrator controls which users, groups, or roles can hide entries by granting the users access to the Hide Entries capability in IBM Cognos Administration. Only users who have access to this capability can perform the following steps.
Procedure
- In IBM Cognos software, locate the entry that you
want to hide, and click its set properties button
.