Customize Cognos reports

This scenario describes how to customize reports using the Cognos Reporting framework. IBM Security Identity Manager, provides some default reports that cover critical use cases. Aside from the static reports, we can customize reports in Cognos.

1. Open the Cognos URL http://IP address or host name:port/bi/v1/disp in a browser.

2. On the home page, click Launch and then select Cognos Workspace Advanced.

3. Select the SAReportingModel_6.0 package. A new window opens an advanced workspace for customizing reports.

4. Click Create New.

5. Select List template, then click OK. A canvas opens. Select the items that you need from the right panel to customize your report.

   The right panel shows ISIM metadata model. The model is divided based on customer values. Each of the model is divided into two categories, such as configuration and audit..

   The Audit category has all the information that is required to generate audit report. The configuration model has information that we can use to design configuration-related reports.

• Customize the report to show role access
  This scenario describes how to customize a report to show role access. Laura Whelan wants to generate the Role access definition report to list all the users who have access to a role defined as an access.
• Customize the report to show user recertification history
  This scenario describes how to customize a report to show user recertification history. Mark Pond wants to know users who got recertified in a certain time.

Parent topic: Auditor scenarios