Audit Extention Module

[bi4business]

Hi All,

First: all the best for this new year!

Right now I am investigating the Audit Extention Module.
I have installed it and it's (I think partly) running.

- Windows 2003 32bits
- SQL Server 2008
- IBM Cognos 10.2.1 FP5

There is some audit information available, but there's no User capability, and that's the reason I need the Audit Extention.
I followed this installation:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/cognos/development/utilities/page574.html

All the reports in the folder (Role Audit) are running, but there's no user information.

What am I doing wrong?
How can I log user information?

Kind Regards,

BI4BUSINESS

[bi4business]

Hi again,

Hum, found out the tables are filled with data (should check this first before posting....).
So, I am looking at the Framework Model / reports right now.......


Does someone know if there's some documentation available?

Kind Regards,


BI4BUSINESS

[Raghuvir]

Hi,

Have you set the logging level for the dispatcher ?

Regards

[bi4business]

Hi,

Yes, I have set logging to the dispatcher as well.

BI4BUSSINESS

[MMcBride]

I am still using Cognos 10.1.1 at my current client however I am not sure the Audit data will get you what you are looking for.

User capability

The Audit reports and Package can show you who has logged on, what reports have been run what Packages accessed by whom all sorts of good information on who is running what.

What I have never been able to get the Audit package to do is tell me who has access to what, or a capabilities review.

[Andrew Weiss]

MMcBride,

For user access, license auditing and capabilities you can use our Free License Auditor tool. The License Auditing piece is completely free and supports IBM's changes last year to licensing. 

There's more information on the License Auditor here:
http://www.bspsoftware.com/products/licenseauditor/

For Security Access we have some really slick tools for auditing and visualizing security memberships and access rights.  We just had a webinar on this last month which is posted here:

2/2015 – Visualize IBM Cognos Security and Licensing with MetaManager- (34 min.)
Visualize IBM Cognos Security and Licensing with MetaManager's Security Auditor and License Auditor modules. License Auditor now supports the new IBM Cognos Licensing as of July 2014.
http://www.bspsoftware.com/support/webinars/

Thanks,
-Andy