How to Grant Cognos User Folder Permission

Under each department, there is a Users folder, where individual user develop their own report.  Each user can chose to grant access of their own folder to other Cognos users.

Step 1:  Navigate to the folder, and click on the Set properties icon

Step 2: Select the Permissions tab

Step 3:  Select the Override checkbox, then click on Add link

Step 4: Click on Type to manually add users

Step 5: Type in user's UCINetID with UCINetIDAuth as namespace, e.g.,UCINetIDAuth\heidib;  and click on the arrow to accept

Step 6:  Verify the user, and click on OK to accept

Step 7:  Select user name and Grant Rad/Execute/Traverse to allow users to view and execute reports.  Click Ok to complete the process.