How does the Cognos command line tool work?


  1. Quick overview of the executable function:
    1. Path name and EXE name are supplied
    2. User Name who requires access is provided
    3. Group Name they require access to is provided
    4. An environment variable can be specified, which will direct the request to the correct dispatch server.  The dispatch server configuration is contained within an external “ini” file.

    1. When the exe is called, it will logon as administrator, then attempt to add the user to the group.  Based on the result, the exe will return 1 of 4 possible messages:
                                                               i.      Successfully added “User Camid” to “Group Camid”
                                                             ii.      “User Camid” is already a member of “Group Camid”
                                                            iii.      User not found – if user is not listed in directory
                                                           iv.      Group not found – if Group is not available in Cognos

  1. Once the exe is completed, the user now has access to that group in Cognos.


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