Grant access to global metrics

Configure the metrics-report-run security role to grant users the authority to view and interact with global metrics.

Other than administrators, only the users who are assigned to the metrics-report-run role can access global metrics. Every user assigned to the metrics-report-run role must be added to the ConnectionsMetricsAdmin or ConnectionsMetricsReader group

If we mapped the metrics-report-run role during the Cognos installation, then the specified users or groups were added to the metrics-report-run role by the installer. Only perform the following steps if you did not complete the role mapping during installation or to add additional users or groups to the metrics-report-run role.

1. On the dmgr, log in to the WAS console as the WebSphere administrator.

2. In the navigation tree, click...
   Applications | WebSphere enterprise applications | Metrics | Security role to user/group mapping | metrics-report-run | Map Users or Map Groups

3. Add one or more users or groups to the metrics-report-run role.

   For best results, limit access to a small set of users whose jobs require them to view the most recent metrics. Granting this level of access to a large number of users slow performance, as update requests are processed in sequence.

4. Click OK.

5. In the navigation tree, click...
   Applications | WebSphere enterprise applications | Common | Security role to user/group mapping | metrics-report-run | Map Users or Map Groups

6. Add the users or groups that are mapped to the metrics-report-run role of Metrics (step 5).

7. Click OK.

8. Save the change to the master configuration by clicking the Save link in the "Messages" box at the beginning of the page.

9. Synchronize all nodes in the cell to the dmgr, and then restart the node agents:

   1. On the navigation tree, click...
      System Administration | Nodes | Full Resynchronize button in the table

   2. Return to the navigation tree and click...
      System Administration | Node agents | nodes | Restart button

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Configure Cognos Business Intelligence

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