Genware Audit Processor

Description

genware audit processor for cognos AuditProcessorThe GENWARE Audit Processor for Cognos is an application that provides full reporting functionality on information stored in Cognos Access Manager [AM], audit log fi les produced by Cognos Impromptu Web Reports [IWR] and Cognos PowerPlay Enterprise Server [PPES]. Information contained in these sources are processed and loaded into an open database that has been normalized for optimal data storage. The GENWARE Audit Processor for Cognos includes several reports that provide valuable information from this data including System Usage and System Performance.some of the key features • Identify commonly used and unused dimensions in your • Report and track changes to security.PowerCubes. • Open database can be used to easily create customized • Identify frequently used reports and track execution times. reports.• Early identifi cation of IWR reports that failed. • Schedule Security and Log data imports.• Detailed reporting on security settings and user • Supports single and multiple Operating System platforms assignments. for import sources.access manager reporting • Simplifi es data access management by easily identifying Cognos Access Manager is the Cognos utility used to manage which users do and do not have access to databases and maintain Cognos authentication security. While Access and database signons.Manager does not generate an audit log, the GENWARE • Can identify which users are not ...

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AuditProcessor

genware audit processor for cognos

Simplifies data access management by easily identifying

which users do and do not have access to databases

and database signons.

Can identify which users are not accessing the system.

Manage user licenses and system access.

ient that has over 1000 users spread throughout

“At a clie

time zones the Genware Audit Processor Access

various t

r Reports provide a list of users by time zone

Manage

making it easy to ensure that the users are correctly

making

configured. These reports are also used to check which

users do not have access to specific data sources and

the correct signons. This would normally have been a

time consuming exercise.”

access manager reporting

Cognos Access Manager is the Cognos utility used to manage

and maintain Cognos authentication security. While Access

Manager does not generate an audit log, the

GENWARE

Audit Processor for Cognos

utilizes the OLE automation

interface to extract pertinent information. The

GENWARE Audit

Processor for Cognos

provides the following reports and

functionality:

•

Simplify management of user communities by reporting

on user properties including Signons Options, Database

Assignments and Time Zones.

•

User Class structures

•

User Folder Structures

•

Easily identify users not assigned to the correct User

Class.

•

Report and track changes to security.

•

Open database can be used to easily create customized

reports.

•

Schedule Security and Log data imports.

•

Supports single and multiple Operating System platforms

for import sources.

some of the key features

•

Identify commonly used and unused dimensions in your

PowerCubes.

•

Identify frequently used reports and track execution times.

•

Early identification of IWR reports that failed.

•

Detailed reporting on security settings and user

assignments.

The

GENWARE Audit Processor for Cognos

is an application that provides full reporting functionality on

information stored in Cognos Access Manager [AM], audit log files produced by Cognos Impromptu Web

Reports [IWR] and Cognos PowerPlay Enterprise Server [PPES]. Information contained in these sources are

processed and loaded into an open database that has been normalized for optimal data storage. The

GENWARE

Audit Processor for Cognos

includes several reports that provide valuable information from this data including

System Usage and System Performance.

GENWARE COMPUTER SYSTEMS Inc

212 Main Street Lincoln Park NJ 07035

PO Box 226 Towaco NJ 07082

Tel (973) 633-6606

Fax (973) 633-6647

Email: Service

@GenwareCS.com

www.GenwareCS.com

audit reporting

PowerPlay Enterprise Server and Impromptu Web Reports

generates audit log files that can be used to extract information

on system usage and access. The

GENWARE Audit Processor

for Cognos

reads these log files and processes the data into a

database from which reports can be run. The

GENWARE Audit

Processor for Cognos

provides the following reporting and

functionality:

powerplay enterprise server reporting

•

Cube usage reports by cube or by user.

•

Determine if user community is accessing cubes, who,

when and how often.

•

Determine daily and monthly usage of server i.e. how

many unique users are accessing the server, who, when

and how often.

•

With the logging level set to detail, determine dimension

access within cubes. This could lead to cube optimization

and redesign.

itiatives are being undertaken to deliver

“Various init

to the user community through Cognos

information

es. Users are then tasked to explore the

PowerCube

cubes in their own time and to give feedback at

cubes in th

follow-up meetings. Prior to these meetings we can

now obtain reports as to who has accessed the cube,

how often they have accessed and how many

sessions and requests each user had.”

impromptu web reports reporting

•

Usage reports by Report or by user.

•

Determine which reports are being run,by whom, when

and how often they are run.

•

Determine daily and monthly usage of server i.e. how

many unique users are accessing the server, who, when

and how often.

•

Monitor average runtime and queue time per report,

per user, per day.

•

Identify when reports give errors as soon as the error

has been generated.

dit processor is configured to load

“The aud

a daily schedule. By reviewing the

logs on a

eport for the day it was established

usage re

which reports had been run with errors.

which r

Users are called to check what had

happened and if they had been able to

gain the information required by rerunning

the same report or through another report.

Users are impressed with the fact that

the administration team is proactive in

resolving error conditions.”

Audit Processor

Genware Computer Systems Inc. provides customers with the

tools and services needed to develop and implement customized

Business Intelligence solutions. At Genware the focus is on delivering

easy-to-use applications that allow end users to transform data

into information. These applications provide analytical functionality

including customized reporting, online analytical processing (OLAP),

and information mining.

Genware has recognized the diversity of

toolsets in the market that are used to develop such applications,

and as such has chosen to align itself with the leading BI tool vendor,

Cognos.

Genware services include Business Intelligence Application Devel-

opment, Cognos Technology Staff Augmentation, Cognos Applica-

tion Administration and Custom onsite Training.

C ognos, Access M anager, Im prom ptu Web R eports, Pow erplay Enterprise Server are tradem aks of C ognos Inc.

All other tradem arks m entioned herein are the property of the respective tradem ark holders.