Verifying synchronization
Verify that groups, users, and roles exist as expected in the Cognos namespace.
About this task
To verify synchronization, complete the following steps.
Procedure
- In Cognos Connection, select .
- On the Security tab, click Users, Groups, and Roles.
- Select the namespace you created.
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Click the Groups folder and verify that groups have synchronized
correctly, as follows:
- Verify that the following three default groups are present and that they have the expected
members:
- EMM_Report_System_Admin_User
Users with the ReportsSystem role in Unica are members of this group.
- EMM_Report_User_Role_Users
Users with the ReportsUser role in Unica are members of this group.
- EMM_Report_Access_All_Users
Users with the ReportsUser role in Unica are members of this group.
- EMM_Report_System_Admin_User
- Verify that the groups you specified in the ReportSecurityConfig.properties file are present and that they have the expected members.
- Verify that the following three default groups are present and that they have the expected
members:
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Click the Users folder and verify that all users with the
ReportsSystem or ReportsUser role in Unica Platform are listed in this folder.
Attention: Users who are granted report permissions through group membership appear in Cognos after they access reports in Unica. Also, new users are listed after Cognos is restarted or after the user accesses reports in Unica.
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Click the Roles folder and verify that the expected role members are
present, as follows:
- All users with the ReportsSystem role in Unica Platform have the Reports_System_Role in Cognos.
- All users with the ReportsUser role in Unica Platform have the Reports_User_Role in Cognos.