Standard roles
The table in this section lists the predefined Cognos® roles. Standard roles each have specific capabilities that allow users to perform different tasks in IBM® Cognos Analytics with Watson.
- For a list of default capabilities assigned to each standard role, see Initial access permissions for capabilities.
- To modify the membership of standard roles, see Securing System Administrators and predefined roles.
- Another type of role is a license role. Based on license entitlements, these are the available license roles: Analytics Administrator; Analytics Explorer; Analytics User; Analytics Viewer; and Analytics for Mobile User. For more information, see License roles.
Standard role |
Description |
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Analysis Users |
Members have the same access permissions as Consumers. They can also use the IBM Cognos Analysis Studio. |
Authors |
Members have the same access permissions as Query Users and Analysis Users. They can use Reporting, Query Studio, and Analysis Studio, and save public content, such as reports and report outputs. |
Consumers |
Members can read and execute public content, such as reports. |
Directory Administrators |
Members can administer the contents of namespaces. In the Cognos namespace, they administer groups, accounts, contacts, distribution lists, data sources, and printers. |
Library Administrators |
Members can access, import, and administer the contents of the Library tab in IBM Cognos Administration. |
Mobile Users |
Members can access IBM Cognos content, such as reports, through IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile Reports. |
Mobile Administrators |
Members can administer IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile Reports. |
Mobile Analytics Users |
Members can access Cognos Analytics for Mobile. |
Modelers |
Members can use the modeling user interface to create and manage data modules. |
Portal Administrators |
Members can administer the Cognos portlets and other portlets. This includes customizing portlets, defining portlet styles, and setting access permissions for portlets. Portal administrators can also upload extensions that allow users, for example, to add images to reports or dashboards. |
Planning Contributor Users |
Members can access the Contributor Web client, Contributor Add-in for Microsoft Excel, or Analyst. |
Planning Rights Administrators |
Members can access Contributor Administration Console, Analyst, and all associated objects in the application. |
Query Users |
Members have the same access permissions as Consumers. They can also use the IBM Cognos Query Studio. |
Readers |
Members have read-only access to IBM Cognos software. They can navigate some portions of the content store, view saved report outputs in the portal, select cells in saved report outputs in Cognos Viewer, and use Cognos Viewer context menu to perform actions, such as drill-through. |
Report Administrators |
Members can administer the public content, for which they have full access. They can also use IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting and IBM Cognos Query Studio. |
Server Administrators |
Members can administer servers, dispatchers, and jobs. |
System Administrators |
Members can access and modify any object in the content store, regardless of any security policies set for the object. Only members of the System Administrators role can modify the membership of this role. |