Administration

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence administrators ensure that IBM Cognos BI runs smoothly and at its optimum performance.

They can

1. Define connections to the organization's data sources
2. Define security permissions for users and groups in the organization
3. Specify distribution lists, contacts, and printers
4. Manage servers and dispatchers and fine-tune the performance of IBM CognosBI
5. Pre-define links for an entire package that authors can then easily add to theirreports
6. Customize the appearance and functionality of IBM Cognos BI

Security

IBM Cognos BI is secured by setting permissions and enabling user authentication.

When anonymous access is enabled, you can use IBM Cognos BI without authenticating as a specific user.

In IBM Cognos BI, administrators define permissions so that users can access functionality. For example, to edit a report using IBM Cognos Report Studio, you must have the appropriate security and licensing permissions.

In addition, each entry in IBM Cognos Connection is secured to define who can read, edit, and run the entry. 

Scheduling Content

You can schedule most content that appears in IBM Cognos Connection to run at a time that is convenient for you. 

You can schedule

1. Reports
2. Metrics
3. Metrics data refreshes
4. Agents
5. Deployments

You can also create jobs to schedule multiple entries together.