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Getting "You do not have permission to use this report." after copying a report specification into a new report in IBM Cognos Analytics

Troubleshooting


Problem

Scenario 1. A user, who is not a System Administrator, is unable to select a package while creating a new report.
Scenario 2. System Administrator opens the report in Edit, copies the report specifications, and saves it in a file. A user, who is not a System Administrator, starts creating a new report, copies the report specification saved by the System Administrator. The following error message is shown:
"You do not have permission to use this report."

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 January 2026

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ibm16981847