Cognos security
The IBM® TM1® Server can authenticate users using IBM Cognos® security.
Cognos security is a component of the IBM Cognos framework that manages user access to data. Cognos security manages authorization and authentication through third-party security providers, such as LDAP or Active Directory.
When a user is authenticated through Cognos security, they are provided with a Cognos security passport. This passport is used by TM1 applications to determine the user's permissions (role and group membership) and identity.
Important: Before configuring your Planning Analytics components to use Cognos Security,
you must download two files and copy them over to your Cognos Analytics system. The files required are available in the
bi_interop.zip archive, which can be downloaded from
Interoperability files required for TM1 Web to use Cognos security
(https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6484689).
The files required are:
- variables_TM1.xml
- After you extract the archive, this file is located in <extraction_directory>\templates\ps\portal.
- tm1web.html
- After you extract the archive, this file is located in <extraction_directory>\webcontent\tm1\web.