Using Cognos TM1 Applications with Cognos security

You can configure IBM® Cognos® TM1® Applications to use IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) security. This configuration requires users to log in to Cognos TM1 Applications as a valid user that exists in the Cognos BI server. This configuration also integrates Cognos TM1 Applications with Cognos BI by displaying links to Cognos TM1 Applications in the IBM Cognos Connection portal.

When you use Cognos TM1 Applications with Cognos BI Security, the Cognos TM1 Application Server can be hosted on a web application server in one of the following ways:

  • On a different computer with the Apache Tomcat that was provided with the Cognos TM1 installation
  • On a different computer with your own installation of Apache Tomcat or IBM Websphere.
  • Optionally, you can deploy Cognos TM1 Applications with the Apache Tomcat web server that is supplied with Cognos BI.

In all cases, you must edit the planning.html file and copy this file to the Cognos BI server so that the Cognos BI server knows the location of the Cognos TM1 Application Server.

Note: You must have the TM1_PATH environment variable specified before connecting to Cognos TM1 under a UNIX environment.
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