Provide access to Audit Package to access Audit reports

[Gary]

We need to have access to the audit framework package and audit reports to analyze the usage of COGNOS application. As of now the user does not have access to the audt framework.

Is is necessary the user need to be admin role to access the audit framework ?

We asked the admin team to change the permission but got the below error :
Permissions
IllegalArgumentException:
Unexpected exception while executing the xml pipeline process 'stage_d0n327'
com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.PipelineException: Unexpected exception while executing the xml pipeline process 'stage_d0n327'
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.processImpl(ProcessInstance.java:265)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:225)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:220)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:220)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:220)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:220)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.PipelineDefinition.executePipeline(PipelineDefinition.java:378)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.producer.FragmentProducer.executePipeline(FragmentProducer.java:346)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.Pipeline.execute(Pipeline.java:118)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.service.InternalFragmentService.handleRequest(InternalFragmentService.java:98)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.service.ServiceEnvironment.getInternalFragmentTargetStream(ServiceEnvironment.java:556)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.service.ServiceEnvironment.getLocalTargetStream(ServiceEnvironment.java:301)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.Environment.getTargetStream(Environment.java:616)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.server.document.DocumentFactoryImpl.createDocument(DocumentFactoryImpl.java:132)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.server.DashboardProcessor.process(DashboardProcessor.java:280)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.service.DashboardService.invokeImpl(DashboardService.java:482)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.logic.ChainHandler.invokeImpl(ChainHandler.java:53)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.ibm.cognos.pogo.zipi.impl.ZipiUtils.invokeHandler(ZipiUtils.java:68)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.balancer.RequestForwarder.rawForwardToSelf(RequestForwarder.java:219)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.balancer.RequestForwarder.forwardToSelf(RequestForwarder.java:192)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.balancer.LoadBalanceRequest.processRequest(LoadBalanceRequest.java:92)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.balancer.LoadBalanceRequest.processRequest(LoadBalanceRequest.java:47)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.LoadBalanceHandler.invokeImpl(LoadBalanceHandler.java:270)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.logic.ChainHandler.invokeImpl(ChainHandler.java:53)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.ibm.cognos.pogo.zipi.impl.ZipiUtils.invokeHandler(ZipiUtils.java:68)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.engine.ServiceLookupHandler.invokeImpl(ServiceLookupHandler.java:122)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.logic.ChainHandler.invokeImpl(ChainHandler.java:53)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.performance.PerformanceIndicationHandler.invokeImpl(PerformanceIndicationHandler.java:106)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.impl.PogoEngineImpl.service(PogoEngineImpl.java:121)
at com.cognos.pogo.transport.PogoServlet.processRequest(PogoServlet.java:264)
at com.cognos.pogo.transport.PogoServlet.doPost(PogoServlet.java:750)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
at com.ibm.cognos.pogo.zipi.ZipiWrappedServlet.service(ZipiWrappedServlet.java:29)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at com.cognos.pogo.isolation.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:283)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:293)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:859)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:602)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:780)
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Adding text to an XML document must not be null
at org.dom4j.DocumentFactory.createText(DocumentFactory.java:175)
at org.dom4j.tree.AbstractElement.addText(AbstractElement.java:899)
at org.dom4j.tree.AbstractElement.setText(AbstractElement.java:1120)
at com.cognos.admin.portal.producer.process.policy.common.PoliciesQuery.createPolicy(PoliciesQuery.java:286)
at com.cognos.admin.portal.producer.process.policy.common.PoliciesQuery.updatePolicies(PoliciesQuery.java:230)
at com.cognos.admin.portal.producer.process.policy.common.AbstractGetEditedPolicies.executeImpl(AbstractGetEditedPolicies.java:47)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.producer.stage.Stage.execute(Stage.java:82)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.processImpl(ProcessInstance.java:246)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:225)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:220)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:220)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:220)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.ProcessInstance.process(ProcessInstance.java:220)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.PipelineDefinition.executePipeline(PipelineDefinition.java:378)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.producer.FragmentProducer.executePipeline(FragmentProducer.java:346)
at com.cognos.portal.xml.pipeline.Pipeline.execute(Pipeline.java:118)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.service.InternalFragmentService.handleRequest(InternalFragmentService.java:98)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.service.ServiceEnvironment.getInternalFragmentTargetStream(ServiceEnvironment.java:556)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.service.ServiceEnvironment.getLocalTargetStream(ServiceEnvironment.java:301)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.Environment.getTargetStream(Environment.java:616)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.server.document.DocumentFactoryImpl.createDocument(DocumentFactoryImpl.java:132)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.server.DashboardProcessor.process(DashboardProcessor.java:280)
at com.cognos.portal.fragment.service.DashboardService.invokeImpl(DashboardService.java:482)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.logic.ChainHandler.invokeImpl(ChainHandler.java:53)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.ibm.cognos.pogo.zipi.impl.ZipiUtils.invokeHandler(ZipiUtils.java:68)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.balancer.RequestForwarder.rawForwardToSelf(RequestForwarder.java:219)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.balancer.RequestForwarder.forwardToSelf(RequestForwarder.java:192)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.balancer.LoadBalanceRequest.processRequest(LoadBalanceRequest.java:92)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.balancer.LoadBalanceRequest.processRequest(LoadBalanceRequest.java:47)
at com.cognos.p2plb.clerver.LoadBalanceHandler.invokeImpl(LoadBalanceHandler.java:270)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.logic.ChainHandler.invokeImpl(ChainHandler.java:53)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.ibm.cognos.pogo.zipi.impl.ZipiUtils.invokeHandler(ZipiUtils.java:68)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.engine.ServiceLookupHandler.invokeImpl(ServiceLookupHandler.java:122)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.logic.ChainHandler.invokeImpl(ChainHandler.java:53)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.handlers.performance.PerformanceIndicationHandler.invokeImpl(PerformanceIndicationHandler.java:106)
at com.cognos.pogo.pdk.BasicHandler.invoke(BasicHandler.java:201)
at com.cognos.pogo.impl.PogoEngineImpl.service(PogoEngineImpl.java:121)
at com.cognos.pogo.transport.PogoServlet.processRequest(PogoServlet.java:264)
at com.cognos.pogo.transport.PogoServlet.doPost(PogoServlet.java:750)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
at com.ibm.cognos.pogo.zipi.ZipiWrappedServlet.service(ZipiWrappedServlet.java:29)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at com.cognos.pogo.isolation.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:283)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:293)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:859)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Prot