APAR status
Closed as documentation error.
Error description
Customization of +New Menu does not work as expected in 11.2.4 or 12.0.x
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * ca users * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * * * 1) Click Manage --> People --> Accounts * * 2) Select Cognos Namespace * * 3) One one of the roles, choose More --> Properties * * 4) Click Customization --> Features * * * * In previous releases (per the technote above), there was a * * section called +New, where you could deselect specific items * * for that role. * * * * In the current UI, you have to drill into a specific * * functionality (for example Notebook --> Application Bar --> * * Open Menu) after which you can select/deselect +New * * * * The issue with this, is if you deselect +New for one * * functionality (ie, Notebook) it disappears for ALL items on * * the +New menu for that role (in fact, the +New menu is no * * longer visible for that role). * * * * I have a testcase in Fyre: * * * * URL: https://tunnage1.fyre.ibm.com:9500/bi/ (you will * * get cert errors, but should be able to use an exception) * * Role changed: Analytics Explorers * * Affected user/pass: user.127 / password * * Admin user/pass: user.0 / password * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
I've added a topic "Hiding an item in the New menu" for 11.1, 11.2, 12.0 11.1.x Production server: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.1.0?topic=roles- example-5-hiding-item-in-new-menu 11.2.x Production server: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.2.0?topic=featur e-hiding-item-in-new-menu 12.0.x (Test server - will go live at 12.0.3 GA) https://ibmdocs-test.dcs.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0 ?topic=feature-hiding-item-in-new-menu
Temporary fix
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APAR Information
APAR number
PH60538
Reported component name
COG ADMINISTRAT
Reported component ID
5724W12AD
Reported release
B09
Status
CLOSED DOC
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2024-03-26
Closed date
2024-04-23
Last modified date
2024-04-23
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Fix information
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSTSF6","label":"Cognos Analytics"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"B09","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
24 April 2024