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Workspace Cognos Analytics
Components Install and config
Created by Guest
Created on May 12, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

Officially integrate the "Sample to fire trigger using API Key" accelerator into the Cognos Analytics product

We're going to switch our SSO authentication method from "LDAP for Active Directory" to OpenID Connect.
We're launching some burst batches using the trigger.sh script provided in the Cognos installation.
This script requires a username and password as parameters, which isn't possible with our IDP.
A solution exists in the IBM Accelerator Catalog:
https://accelerator.ca.analytics.ibm.com/bi/?perspective=authoring&pathRef=.public_folders%2FIBM%2BAccelerator%2BCatalog%2FContent%2FAPI00007&id=i5283209703B04938A21A7D694FF071E4&objRef=i5283209703B04938A21A7D694FF071E4&actio n=run&format=HTML&cmPropStr=%7B%22id%22%3A%22i5283209703B04938A21A7D694FF071E4%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22reportView%22%2C%22defaultName%22%3A%22API00007%22%2C%22permissions%22%3A%5B%22execute%22%2C%22read%22%2C%22traverse%22%5D%7D
This contains a new .sh script that relies on an API key that must be created beforehand on the Cognos portal.
However, this new script is not included in the Cognos installation.

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  • Guest
    May 13, 2026

    Based on the new script provided by Accelerator Catalog, there is no guarantee of its compatibility with future versions of Cognos.
    This is critical because, if a malfunction occurs in a later version of Cognos Analytics, our batch processes will no longer be able to run.
    Authentication via an enterprise or market identity provider (IdP), other than traditional providers like Active Directory, is now the standard.
    It therefore seems logical and appropriate to include and integrate a Cognos trigger.sh script by default into the product, enabling authentication with this type of IdP, without having to hardcode a username and password in the launcher.

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