In this chapter we will discuss IBM Cognos configurations in detail. This will also familiarize administrators with the IBM Cognos Configuration window. The administration team will be the only team accessing this window. End users (consumers, authors, analysis users, or query users) are never allowed to access Cognos configurations due to security reasons. Using the Configuration window, administrators can add new namespaces (objects). By the end of this chapter, a power user (administrator) will be able to perform all configurations related to the configurations window that includes, but is not limited to, editing services, logging, security authentication providers, cryptographic features, content manager data stores, and so on.
The major topics to be covered in this chapter are:
Explaining the Cognos Configuration window
Global configurations