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NEW QUESTION NO: 6
A user has been given administration capabilities to manage tasks without going into the IBM Administration console.
Which of the following options can be performed? (Choose two.)
A. Viewing past and upcoming scheduled jobs and reports and what is currently running.
B. Adding a new contact and distribution list to the Cognos namespace.
C. Creating or modifying a Datasource Connection.
D. Importing and exporting specific folder content.
E. Adding new groups and folder to the Cognos namespace.
Answer: A,D

NEW QUESTION NO: 7
An administrator is configuring settings for the Cognos Analytics Mobile app.
Which settings can be managed?
A. To store the user credentials in the IBM Cognos Mobile app.
B. The maximum number of minutes to store cached credentials.
C. Allow the user to create an image (screenshot) of the Active Report.
D. The maximum number of Active Reports to store locally on the mobile device.
Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Policy settings
These settings define how to deliver Cognos Analytics content to mobile applications.
Maximum number of hours to store cached credentials

If you do not want to store credentials on a device, type 0. To store credentials on a device, type any value that is greater than the current timeout setting for IBM Cognos Analytics. As long as users are logged on, they will have access to their cached credentials.
Value: 0 to 8760
Default: 0
Maximum number of pages to store for each report

Maximum number of days to store a report

Maximum number of hours between runs of the source and target reports

Permission to share report screen captures

References: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEP7J_11.0.0/ com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ug_cra.doc/c_mob_global_config_settings.html

NEW QUESTION NO: 8
Why would an administrator use IPF (Indication Processing Facility) logging?
A. As a wrapper tool for gateway related errors.
B. To process the audit logging data and write it to the audit database.
C. As a wrapper for log4j to configure what information is written to log files.
D. For tracing performance and communication between XQE and the BIBus.
Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
Some error messages may contain sensitive information, such as server names. By default, error message details in IBM Cognos software are routed to IPF log files, and the secure error message option is enabled.
The information presented to users indicates only the occurrence of an error, without any details.
References: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEP7J_11.0.0/ com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ug_cra.doc/c_cafloggingandmonitoring.html

NEW QUESTION NO: 9
An administrator is tuning the Caching services to improve Dynamic cube report performance. At the same time, there is a need to control the memory usage and Clear Cache.
How is this done?
A. Control of the memory usage and scheduling of the Clear Cache is a default setup.
B. In IBM Cognos Configuration under IBM Cognos Services/IBM Cognos select Query Service and select operation Clear Cache.
C. In IBM Cognos Administration under System tab from the actions menu, select Query Service and enable the checkbox for Clear Cache.
D. In IBM Cognos Administration under Configuration tab click Content Administration, click the New Query task button and select Clear Cache.
Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
To avoid using outdated data that might be stored in the cache, you can clear the cache. You might want to clear the cache manually if your data source metadata changes infrequently or if you want to clear the cache in between automatically scheduled cache clearing. When you clear the cache using the following steps, it clears everything in the cache.
Steps
1. Start IBM Cognos Connection.
2. In the upper-right corner, click Launch, IBM Cognos Administration.
3. On the Configuration tab, click Query Service Caching.
4. Select the server groups for cache clearing.
5. Click Clear cache.
The status of the Clear cache command is displayed.
If a cache is being used by one or more pending reports or queries, it is internally flagged as "stale" by this command and is automatically cleared as soon as this usage completes.
6. Click Close.
References: IBM Cognos Administration Version 10.1.0, Administration and Security Guide, page 253

NEW QUESTION NO: 10
An administrator needs to add users from multiple authentication providers to a single role.
What needs to be done?
A. Log on to each of the namespaces before starting.
B. Add external namespaces to the Cognos namespace manually.
C. Add the users to a Cognos group, then add the group to the Cognos role.
D. Import the users to the Cognos namespace first, then add the users to the Cognos role.
Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
In the Cognos Analytics user interface, authentication providers are represented by namespaces.
Cognos Analytics supports the following types of authentication providers:
Active Directory

Custom Java Provider

IBM Cognos Series 7

LDAP

OpenID Connect

SAP

SiteMinder

Authentication providers are configured in IBM Cognos Configuration, under the Security > Authentication category. After the provider namespace is added there, and the IBM Cognos service is restarted, the namespace name is displayed in Manage > Accounts, and users can log on to Cognos Analytics using that namespace.
References: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEP7J_11.0.0/ com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ag_manage.doc/c_ca_external_namespaces.html

NEW QUESTION NO: 11
Where can a report or dashboard be saved?
A. folder, package, My content
B. data module, package, folder
C. hidden folder, My content, data module
D. Top Level of Team content, folder, package
Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
While you are working on your custom dashboard, save it locally in the My content folder. When you finish creating your dashboard, you can make it available to users with the WCM Report User role by copying it to your custom dashboard folder in Team Content.
When you finish creating your dashboard, you can make it available to users with the WCM Report User role by copying it to your custom dashboard folder in Team Content.
References: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSRMV7/com.ibm.iwcm.doc/care/ t_reporting_create_dashboards.html

NEW QUESTION NO: 12
Which statement is true when working with datasource credentials?
A. Users can view and delete datasource credentials from the My Data Sets page.
B. Users may be prompted for datasource credentials when they view, run, or open an entry, or when they use a schedule or a job.
C. When determining appropriate access to a datasource, the system first checks the user's profile to see if they have stored their own datasource credentials.
D. If a user wants to create a datasource credentials, the administrator must grant Write permissions for the Manage own datasource signons capability for the user.
Answer: D
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Problem(Abstract)
When running report user is prompted to enter the signon but the check box "« Remember my user ID and password when connecting to this data source » is not displayed .
User has no signon saved in his profile
Cause
User capability
Diagnosing the problem
Check the user capabilities and persmissions
Resolving the problem
Cognos Administrator must grant user/group execute permissions for the Manage own data source signons capability
References: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677191

NEW QUESTION NO: 13
An administrator wants to exclude Request level logging details from being captured.
Which logging level must be set?
A. Basic logging level
B. Trace logging level
C. Verbose logging level
D. Request logging level is turned on by default
Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
The higher you set the logging level, the more it degrades system performance. Normally, you set the level to Minimal or Basic to collect errors, or to Request to collect errors and warnings.
Note: Report validation levels and logging levels
Report validation level, Logging level

Error: Minimal, Basic

Warning: Request

Key Transformation: Trace

Information: Full

References: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEP7J_11.0.0/ com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ug_cra.doc/c_logginglevels.html

NEW QUESTION NO: 14
An administrator is operating in a hybrid operating systems environment, trying to establish a datasource connection. The compatible portion succeeds, however, the JDBC portion failed with following error: XQE- JDB-0004 A problem occurred finding the driver class
"com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver".
What is the possible cause for this error?
A. 32-bit client driver installed
B. 64-bit client driver installed
C. missing gateway URI configuration
D. unsupported driver version installed
Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Question
When testing a JDBC connection to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 / 2008 / 2012 you receive the error XQE- JDB-0004 A problem occurred finding the driver class "com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver".
Cause
The JDBC connector is missing or not properly installed for Cognos
Answer
You may need to download the .JAR files from Microsoft download center site:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11774 or search for "Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server" via your favorite search engine.
Follow the Microsoft instructions to download and install.
References: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623909

NEW QUESTION NO: 15
An administrator is checking the current activities and recognizes one activity with several successful tasks with two still running. The administrator cancels this activity.
Where will this activity be shown?
A. In the past activities with status canceled.
B. In the past activities with status succeeded.
C. In the current activities with status canceled.
D. It will be automatically rescheduled under upcoming activities.
Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Note: Users can access Current Activities, Past Activities, Upcoming Activities and Schedules on the Status tab in IBM Cognos Administration to monitor the server activities and manage schedules.
References: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEP7J_11.0.0/ com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ug_cra.doc/c_reportnetsecuredfunctionsandfeatures.html

NEW QUESTION NO: 16
An administrator has a requirement to specify system-wide accessibility settings for all entries (reports, jobs and schedules).
How can this be done?
A. No action needed as the Administrator has access to all entries by default.
B. In IBM Cognos Portal select all entries and change owner to Administrator.
C. In IBM Cognos Administration, on the Deployment tab add a new deployment, select full Content Store and deploy without security and import overriding Source with Administrator user.
D. In IBM Cognos Administration, click on "configuration" > dispatchers and services > click on "set properties" > click on "settings" > in the Category drop down list box select "Administrator Override".
Answer: D
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Enable Accessible Report Output Using System-wide Settings
Accessible reports contain features, such as alternate text, that allow users with disabilities to access report content using assistive technologies, such as screen readers. In IBM Cognos Administration, you can specify system-wide settings for accessible report output that apply to all entries, including reports, jobs, and scheduled entries.
Accessibility settings in the user preferences and report properties can overwrite the system-wide settings in IBM Cognos Administration.
Steps
1. Start IBM Cognos Connection.
2. In the upper-right corner, click Launch, IBM Cognos Administration.
3. On the Configuration tab, click Dispatchers and Services.
4. From the toolbar in the upper-right corner of the page, click the set properties button .
5. Click the Settings tab.
6. Under Category, click Administrator Override.
7. For the Administrator Override category, next to Accessibility support for reports, in the Value column, click Edit.
8. In the Accessibility support for reports page, select one of the following options:

References: IBM Cognos Administration Version 10.1.0, Administration and Security Guide, page 189