Configuring a namespace to use with IIS

You can configure a specific Cognos® Analytics namespace to use with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).

About this task

This option can be used with namespaces that are or aren’t configured for single sign-on.

Procedure

  1. Follow the steps in the Configuring IIS in Cognos Analytics topic to configure IIS with IBM Cognos Analytics.
  2. Add an HTTP header named HTTP_CAM_Namespace by using the following steps:
    1. Click the bi directory under ibmcognos.
    2. Double-click URL Rewrite.
    3. Click View Server Variables, and add a server variable named HTTP_CAM_Namespace in the following way:
      • Click Add.
      • Name the variable HTTP_CAM_Namespace.
      • Click Back to Rules
    4. Click on the rewrite rule named Headers, and click Edit.
    5. Expand Server variables, and click Add.
      • Click Add.
      • Select HTTP_CAM_Namespace, and set the value to the Namespace ID, as specified in IBM Cognos Configuration, of the namespace that you want to use.
      • Click Apply, and then Back to Rules.
  3. Restart IIS.