Creating and managing users

You can create users in the Cognos Users namespace if the Easy install option was used to install IBM® Cognos® Analytics.

Procedure

  1. Click Manage > People > Accounts.
  2. Click the Cognos Users namespace to open it.
  3. Click the new user Icon to create a new user icon, and in the New user dialog box, type the required information, including the user ID and password. Click OK.

    The user name is added to the list of entries in the Cognos Users namespace. You can now add the user to a folder, group, or role. The user can log on to IBM Cognos Analytics with the user ID and password that you assigned for him or her.

What to do next

A user's More Context menu icon menu provides options to manage the user entry. In Properties, on the General tab in the Advanced properties section, you can change the user password. Also in Properties, on the Permissions tab, you can set access permissions for the user. The Add to option allows you to add the user to a group, role, or folder. To delete the user, use the Delete option.