IBM Support

Why does Controller require Mixed mode Authentication on the Microsoft SQL server?

Troubleshooting


Problem

Customer is configuring Controller for the first time. In the documentation it states to change the authentication mode to SQL Server and Windows. Why is that?

Symptom

.

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SS9S6B","label":"IBM Cognos Controller"},"Component":"Controller","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"All Versions","Edition":"Not Applicable","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSMRTZ","label":"IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

Log InLog in to view more of this document

This document has the abstract of a technical article that is available to authorized users once you have logged on. Please use Log in button above to access the full document. After log in, if you do not have the right authorization for this document, there will be instructions on what to do next.

Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cognos Controller

Software version:
All Versions

Operating system(s):
Windows

Document number:
130189

Modified date:
08 May 2025

UID

swg21408839

Manage My Notification Subscriptions