What are the IBM Cognos 8 user permissions


    IBM Cognos 8 user permissions
  • Read - it allows users to:
    - View all the properties of an entry, including the report specification, report output and properties.
    - Create a shortcut to the objects.
  • Write - it allows users to:
    - Create entries in a container (packages and folders for instance)
    - Modify properties of an entry
    - Delete an entry
    - Modify the specification of a report
    - Create new outputs for a report
  • Execute - it allows users to:
    - Process and run an entry, such as reports, agents and metrics.
    - For data sources, connections and signons, the entries can be used to retrieve data from a data provider, however the user cannot read the database information directly.
    - Permit someone else to use their credentials.
  • Set policy - allows users to read and update security settings, view and change permissions of a Cognos 8 object
  • Traverse - allows users to view the contents of a folder or a package, and view general properties of the container (such as name, description, creation date, and so on)