Board viewers

You can add, manage, and delete viewers from a board. You can add viewers to your boards to keep them up to date with changes to the board.

What is a viewer?

A viewer in IBM Cognos® Analytics Mobile can see the board that they're a viewer of. Additionally, viewers have the following capabilities:
  • A viewer has the ability to be notified when there is an alert relating to the board that they are a viewer of.
  • A viewer can view the board that they are a viewer of.
  • A viewer can view the author of the board that they are a viewer of.
  • A viewer can be a user, group, or role.

How do I see who is a viewer on a board?

You can see who is a viewer of a board from the Boards screen or the Boards list.

  1. Tap Boards Boards icon to open the Boards screen.
  2. Tap the board name.
  3. Search for the board that you want to see viewers for.
  4. Boards containing viewers will have a group Viewers icon icon. Boards containing no viewers will have a single user Single user icon icon.
  5. Tap Expand Expand icon to see all of the viewers of the board.