To run scheduled reports and agents, which are based on IBM® Cognos® Planning
Contributor data sources, you must specify a shared, secret password.
This helps to ensure secure communication between IBM
Cognos Analytics
servers and Contributor Data Server.
Procedure
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On the Application Tier Components computer, start IBM Cognos Configuration.
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In the Explorer window, click Data
Access, IBM Cognos Planning, Contributor
Data Server.
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In the Properties window, click
the Value box next to the Signature
password property and then click the edit button
when it appears.
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In the Value - Signature Password dialog
box, type the password that will be digitally signed.
The
password is case-sensitive and must match the Signature
password property that you configure in IBM Cognos Series 7,
Configuration Manager, Cognos Planning/Cognos
BI - Contributor Data Server/General properties.
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From the File menu, click Save.
Results
A digital signature, based on the password, is created. The
digital signature is encoded by IBM
Cognos Analytics and decoded by Contributor
Data Server.