Administering users using IBMid authentication
Administration of users
In the Administration section of Controller Web there is a Users tile.
- Total Users
- Enabled Users
- Disabled Users
User Details
Click on the three dots on the user list to enable/disable the user status. Multi selection of users can be done by selecting the checkbox.
Manually adding a new IBMid user
On the Users window, click Add. The Add User window is displayed.
Enter the Name and IBMid fields and click Add. Name and IBMid fields are mandatory. The name must be the user id corresponding to the one created in Cognos Controller Classic. The IBMid user must be initially created using Sign up for My IBM account.
Importing multiple users
To import multiple users, click Import. The format of the file must be Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet (.xlsx) file and contain the following fields in this order : IBMid User, Controller user, Active, and Directive. These fields must be the part of the header (first row). The IBMid user must be initially created using Sign up for My IBM account.
The IBM Cognos Controller user must first be created in Cognos Controller Classic. If not, the user will not be imported. The column active must be T (True) if the user should be enabled or F (False) if the user should be disabled. The Directive are Add (if you want to add a new user) or Update (if you want to update an existing user).
All the records are processed and a summary of the number of records passed and failed is provided to the user. The Controller user ID is uniquely mapped with IBMid therefore duplicate entries are not allowed.
