Security

In IBM® Cognos® Framework Manager, security is a way of restricting access to metadata and data across IBM Cognos products.

There are different types of security in Framework Manager:

Data security
You create a security filter and apply it to a specific query subject. The filter controls the data that is shown to your users when they set up their reports.
Object security
You secure an object directly by allowing users access to the object, denying users access to the object, or keeping it hidden from all users.
Package security
You apply security to a package and identify who has access to that package.

Each type of security uses users, groups, and roles to define access.

There are business reasons for restricting access to data. For example, you may have confidential data that only specific users are allowed to see. You may have a variety of data, and your users only need to retrieve data from specific tables or columns. Or, you may have a table that contains many records, and your users only need to retrieve a subset of records from that table.

If you are using SAP BW metadata, there can be underlying SAP BW security that affects your users' access to level members. You cannot override SAP BW security in Framework Manager. For more information, see Import from an SAP BW data source.

Before you add security in Framework Manager, ensure that security was set up correctly in IBM Cognos Analytics. For more information, see the Administration and Security Guide.