Securing search results

You can verify search and refinement results to ensure they can be accessed by the current user.

Procedure

  1. In IBM Cognos Administration, on the Index Search tab, click Storage, then click General.
  2. Under Security, review the following settings:
    Table 1. Securing index search results settings

    Setting

    Description

    Secure search results

    When selected, all search results are verified in real time with the service provider to ensure that results listed can be accessed by the current user. When deselected, validation of results is not performed.

    Note: Validation and verification is always performed when accessing an item in a result list. This security option controls whether or not the item is displayed.

    The setting is selected by default.

    Index Access Control List

    Specifies whether the indexed access control list for each object is used for securing results during search.

    The setting is deselected by default.
Parent topic: Managing Index Search