You can set a session inactivity timeout value
for the IBM Cognos reporting server.
Procedure
- Log on to the IBM Cognos server as a user with administrative
permissions.
-
Go to the <COGNOS_HOME>/bin64 directory.
Table 1. Installation location of the IBM Cognos reporting server
| Operation system |
Installation location |
| Windows |
For example, <COGNOS_HOME> is C:\Program
Files\ibm\cognos\analytics |
| Linux® |
For example, <COGNOS_HOME> is
/opt/ibm/cognos/analytics |
- Double-click the cogconfigw.exe file
to start the IBM Cognos Configuration tool.
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Expand Security and click Authentication.
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Find the Inactivity timeout in seconds property and type a new value (in
seconds) that is greater than the application server timeout value. For example, you could enter
7200 (equivalent to 120 minutes) if the application server timeout value is
set to 90 minutes.
- Save the configuration changes.
- Restart the IBM Cognos server.