Importing Cognos groups into Cognos TM1

After an IBM® Cognos® user is defined as the Cognos TM1® administrator, that user can import Cognos groups into Cognos TM1 .

You should import only the Cognos groups that you want to allow to access the Cognos TM1 server .

Procedure

  1. In the Server Explorer, double-click your Cognos TM1 server.

    The Cognos logon dialog box appears.

  2. Log on as the Cognos user that you have defined as the Cognos TM1 administrator.
  3. From the Server Explorer, click Server, then Security, then Clients/Groups.
  4. From the Clients/Groups window, click Groups, then Add New Groups.
  5. In the Names box, click the namespace to which you are currently connected.
    Note: Only groups from the namespace to which you are connected can be imported into Cognos TM1 . Other namespaces may appear in the Name box, but you cannot import groups from them.
  6. Navigate through the directory structure and select the Cognos groups you want to import into Cognos TM1 .
  7. Click the green arrow icon green arrow pointing from left to right to move the selected user to the Selected Entries list.
  8. Click OK to import the Cognos groups into Cognos TM1 .

    If you review the User Group Assignment section of the Clients/Groups window, you should see the Cognos groups added to your server.

Parent topic: Managing TM1 users, groups, and objects when using Cognos security