Restrict Content Browsing Using the System.xml File

By default, IBM® Cognos® Connection and Query Studio users can browse Public Folders starting at the root content folder (/content). You may want to restrict the folders that users can browse.

Procedure

  1. Stop the IBM Cognos service.
  2. Open the c10_location/templates/ps/system.xml file in an XML or text editor.
  3. Modify the <param name="consumer-root"> line in the following way:
    <param name="consumer-root">search path</param>

    For example, typing the following sets the root folder to a folder named Folder1 in the package named Pack1.

    <param name="consumer-root">
      /content/package[@name='Pack1']/folder[@name='Folder1']</param>
  4. Save the file.
  5. Start the IBM Cognos service.