Accepting an invitation to join a Cognos Analytics on Cloud on-Demand subscription

After you accept an email invitation to join an IBM® Cognos® Analytics on Demand subscription, you can log in to the subscription.

Note: The steps in this task are mostly the same for the two on Demand subscription roles:

If you receive an email from IBM Cognos Analytics <noreply@us.ibm.com> inviting you to use IBM Cognos Analytics on Demand, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Open the invitation email and click Accept invite.
    Email invitation to use Cognos Analytics on Demand
  2. Log in with your IBM ID, if you have one. Otherwise, create your IBM account now (https://www.ibm.com/account/profile).
    The IBM Cognos Analytics Welcome page appears.
  3. If you are a License user, you can start using Cognos Analytics right away. For more information, see the Getting Started Guide.
  4. If you want to view details about your subscription (if you are a License user) or manage the subscription (if you are a Subscription administrator), do the following:
    1. Click the Personal menu icon Personal menu icon in the application bar.
    2. Click Manage product subscription.

      The Overview page for your IBM Cognos Analytics subscription appears.

      • If you are a Subscription administrator, the Overview page looks like this:
        Subscription overview page - Subscription administrator view

        Three subscription levels appear:

        • Cognos Analytics on Cloud - Premium
        • Cognos Analytics on Cloud - Plus
        • Cognos Analytics on Cloud - Standard
        Note: To help you plan your user assignments, note the number of seats already Assigned and the number of seats still Available that are shown for the subscription you choose.
      • If you are a License user, the Overview page looks like this:
        Subscription overview page - License user view
        Note: The License user does not see any subscription level information. As they are not a Subscription administrator, the License user cannot make any subscription changes or invite other users.