Using the customized sign-in view

This task shows you how to install and use the custom sign-in view.

Procedure

  1. Extract the files in SampleLogin.zip.
  2. Edit login/js/views/SampleLoginView.js and locate the line that contains {name:'CAMNamespace',value:'CognosEx'}.
  3. Replace CognosEx with the name of one of your authentication namespaces (as defined in IBM Cognos Configuration).
  4. Save SampleLoginView.js and re-create the .zip file.
  5. In the Manage > Customizations slide-out panel, select the Extensions tab, click Upload extension(the upload theme icon), browse to the <installation_location>/samples/extensions folder, and select SampleLogin.zip.
  6. On the Views tab, click the next icon next to the default sign-in view. Select the Sample login view as the default sign-in view.
  7. Sign out of IBM® Cognos® Analytics with Watson.
  8. Access your Cognos Analytics server.

Results

The customized sign-in view is shown here. It has a customized background and new text in the sign-in dialog box.

Customized sign-in page with mountain view in the background