Remembering User Id/Pwd

[Prakash Bhai]

Hi All,

While giving User Id/PWd in the Cognos Log in Screen, I need an option to remember the user id and pwd. Just like in Gmail , there is a check box called "Remember Password" option.
So I want to implement the same functionality in cognos authentication screen.

If there is any way to solve this, please guide me.

Thanks in Advance,

Ram.

[Steve]

It's called Single-Sign On. That is enabled via Cognos Configuration and IIS/Tomcat. The directory provider that is holding the user-id/password will pass it to Cognos so you won't see the Login screen at all. I would suggest to read the Installation guide.

[AussiePete2011]

hi there

read this http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/cognos/page64.html

cheers
Peter B

[Prakash Bhai]

Thx for the info.

Regards

Ram.

[Prakash Bhai]

Hi,

Thx for the Information but here we need log-on page and i needs to ask the user to enter their userid/pwd and also whether to remember password or not?.this is my requirement.pls provide ur solutions ASAP.


Regards,
Ram

[AussiePete2011]

Hi Ram,

Thats more a function of the browser rather than Cognos.

Its something that would need to be done as part of an external portal page as its not part of the Cognos Logon.   You would need to first look at this as a browser issue, then consider a programming exercise to produce an external portal page that your users hit before being directed to Cognos Connection.

Cheers
Peter B

[Prakash Bhai]

Hi Aussie..,

The Namespace which we get at the log-in screen is my company intranet login. There in the user id/pwd, we give our credentials and it gets validated and takes us to public folders screen. So where we need to the settings?

Regards,

Ram.

[AussiePete2011]

Hi Ram.

Thanks for the feedback.  If you are using your company intranet username and password to logon, then this would suggest that you have either NTLM or Active Directory setup.
In the IBM Cognos Configuration which can be found where you have installed Cognos you will need to locate the Authentication settings.
Under this tree branch you will see two namespaces
The first is called cognos and should never be removed
The second will be the namespace used to authenticate users to Cognos Connection,
This namespace is used to validate the users credentials against the authentication source. 
Once authenticated, the user is provided (under the covers) a session cookie which allows this user to remain authenticated during the open session within Cognos Connection.
If this session is terminated, the user will be required to re-enter the username and password to be re-authenticated.
Now, as Steve mentioned, you can set up whats called Single SignOn (SSO), where by a user only has to logon to a workstation and then enter the URL for Cognos Connection which without having to enter a username and password.
This is the reason I provided the link to the Active Directory story as the document does explain how SSO works.
There is no need then to save the username and password as the credentials used to logon to the workstation are also valid for authentication into Cognos Connection.

Let me know if this makes more sense now.
Cheers
Peter B