Configuring authentication security for Cognos TM1 Applications

For the IBM® Cognos® TM1® servers used with Cognos TM1 Applications, use either TM1 standard security authentication or IBM Cognos security.

About this task

Configure the authentication login mode using the IntegratedSecurityMode parameter in the Tm1s.cfg file of each Cognos TM1 server that you want to use.

Cognos TM1 Applications is compatible only with the following TM1 security authentication modes:

Authentication mode 1 - TM1 standard security authentication
Authentication mode 5 - IBM Cognos security

Important: Do not use a combination of different security authentication modes for the same installation of Cognos TM1 Applications.

For best practice, determine the security mode before you configure Cognos TM1 Applications to use a Cognos TM1 server and use that same security mode with any additional servers you add.

For more details about security authentication and the IntegratedSecurityMode parameter, see:

Procedure

Open the file TM1 server data directory/Tm1s.cfg
Set the IntegratedSecurityMode parameter for the Cognos TM1 Server.
- To use Cognos TM1 standard security authentication, set IntegratedSecurityMode=1
- To use IBM Cognos security, set IntegratedSecurityMode=5
For details about using IBM Cognos security, see:
- Using Cognos TM1 Applications with Cognos security
- Using Cognos security with Cognos TM1
Save and close the Tm1s.cfg file.
Restart the Cognos TM1 Server.
Repeat these steps for any other Cognos TM1 Server you want to use with Cognos TM1 Applications.