Cognos Analytics

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson

Hi Dave,

There is a controlpanel in windows called Internet Options, were you can make the changes.

Br
René

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René Kent Nielsen
Brand manager
CogniTech A/S
Herning
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 08, 2021 01:04 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson

Hi Dave,

I've found the following about about FM using IE (with Cognos Analytics v11.1.x):
Server Busy warning message and logon prompt displayed when trying to use IBM Cognos Framework Manager

Start Internet Explorer® on the computer where Framework Manager is installed
Click Tools > Internet Options
Click Security tab > Trusted sites > click the Sites button
If checked, clear the "Require server verification" checkbox
Enter the Cognos Analytics server name, for example: caservername.domain.com
Click add > click close
Click the Custom Level button > scroll down to the end of the settings list
Make sure the "Automatic logon with current username and password" at logon checkbox is checked. If access to change this option is unavailable, you need to ask your system administrator to make the change.
Click OK twice and exit Internet Explorer® and start Framework Manager.

Best regards,

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Patrick Neveu
Consultant
Positive Thinking Company
Paris
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 08, 2021 01:04 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson

Hi Patrick,

Thank You for your suggestion.  I've used the "Automatic logon with current username and password" option to achieve single-signon in the past when Cognos BI was hosted on an IIS web server, and Windows Integrated Security (if I'm recalling correctly) was used to secure the cgi-bin folder (or the gateway files in it). I don't think that's going to help in this case, as we're not hosting Cognos Analytics on IIS.

Kind Regards,

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Dave P
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 09, 2021 03:19 AM
From: Patrick Neveu
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

Hi Dave,

I've found the following about about FM using IE (with Cognos Analytics v11.1.x):
Server Busy warning message and logon prompt displayed when trying to use IBM Cognos Framework Manager

Start Internet Explorer® on the computer where Framework Manager is installed
Click Tools > Internet Options
Click Security tab > Trusted sites > click the Sites button
If checked, clear the "Require server verification" checkbox
Enter the Cognos Analytics server name, for example: caservername.domain.com
Click add > click close
Click the Custom Level button > scroll down to the end of the settings list
Make sure the "Automatic logon with current username and password" at logon checkbox is checked. If access to change this option is unavailable, you need to ask your system administrator to make the change.
Click OK twice and exit Internet Explorer® and start Framework Manager.

Best regards,

------------------------------
Patrick Neveu
Consultant
Positive Thinking Company
Paris

Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 08, 2021 01:04 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson

Dave is correct that this is a Cognos problem that needs to be fixed. If we only work with Chrome and Firefox, why is Cognos still using IE?

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Vic Nicholls
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 08, 2021 01:04 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Vic.

If you compare these two pages:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.1.0?topic=manager-system-requirements-cognos-framework
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.2.0?topic=manager-system-requirements-cognos-framework

You'll see that 11.1 included IE as a requirement, but 11.2 does not.

I think they forgot to remove the Trident/MSHTML (the guts of IE) dependencies on the login page from FM when they rolled out 11.2.
As I understand it, there are still a lot of Windows system components that still use Trident/MSHTML, and that's why Internet Options hasn't been removed.

I hope IBM fixes this in the near future, as my customer's IT security folks are not going to start relaxing their Group Policies for legacy software.

Kind Regards,

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Dave P
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 09, 2021 05:56 AM
From: Vic Nicholls
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

Dave is correct that this is a Cognos problem that needs to be fixed. If we only work with Chrome and Firefox, why is Cognos still using IE?

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Vic Nicholls

Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 08, 2021 01:04 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

------------------------------
Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson

@lucidcam
Thank You for your suggestion.  I've used the "Automatic logon with current username and password" option to achieve single-signon in the past when Cognos BI was hosted on an IIS web server, and Windows​

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LucidCam 3D VR
SEO
LucidCam 3D VR
Santa Clara CA
12563444543
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 09, 2021 04:38 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Vic.

If you compare these two pages:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.1.0?topic=manager-system-requirements-cognos-framework
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.2.0?topic=manager-system-requirements-cognos-framework

You'll see that 11.1 included IE as a requirement, but 11.2 does not.

I think they forgot to remove the Trident/MSHTML (the guts of IE) dependencies on the login page from FM when they rolled out 11.2.
As I understand it, there are still a lot of Windows system components that still use Trident/MSHTML, and that's why Internet Options hasn't been removed.

I hope IBM fixes this in the near future, as my customer's IT security folks are not going to start relaxing their Group Policies for legacy software.

Kind Regards,

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Dave P

Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 09, 2021 05:56 AM
From: Vic Nicholls
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

Dave is correct that this is a Cognos problem that needs to be fixed. If we only work with Chrome and Firefox, why is Cognos still using IE?

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Vic Nicholls

Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 08, 2021 01:04 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

------------------------------
Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson

Just writing it here, in case anyone else is looking for the info.

You can, from FM 12, configure it to use WebView2 (Edge) instead of built in MSHTML, which is the rendering engine that perform for Microsoft ActiveX control, and is part of the operating system

The steps for changing the setting to use WebView2 is stated here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=ic-alternate-web-technology-support-framework-manager-authentication-microsoft-edge-webview2

Also, if WebView isn't already installed, install it before you install FM, or webiview might have issues reading/writing fromt he FM installation folder

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Sandeep DHIRAD
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 08, 2021 01:04 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson

Hi,

Cognos Analytics Transformer 12.0.3 (and later) also supports using Microsoft Edge WebView2 for authentication through a feature flag:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=transformer-configuring-authentication-using-webview2

See this conversation on this topic, this also apply to v11.2.4 FP3:

https://community.ibm.com/community/user/businessanalytics/discussion/framework-manager-v1202-using-microsoft-edge-webview2-for-authentication

Best regards,

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Patrick Neveu
Collaboration Betters The World (CBTW)
IBM Champion
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon June 10, 2024 03:21 AM
From: Sandeep DHIRAD
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

Just writing it here, in case anyone else is looking for the info.

You can, from FM 12, configure it to use WebView2 (Edge) instead of built in MSHTML, which is the rendering engine that perform for Microsoft ActiveX control, and is part of the operating system

The steps for changing the setting to use WebView2 is stated here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=ic-alternate-web-technology-support-framework-manager-authentication-microsoft-edge-webview2

Also, if WebView isn't already installed, install it before you install FM, or webiview might have issues reading/writing fromt he FM installation folder

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Sandeep DHIRAD

Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 08, 2021 01:04 PM
From: Dave P
Subject: Framework Manager 11.2.0 still requires Internet Explorer

The login page for FM 11.2.0 is blank. When I use the X to close the window (the only available control), I see a familiar Internet Explorer popup.
about:security_BMT11.exe
Content within this application coming from the website listed below is being blocked by Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

I thought that IE was no longer required in 11.2.  It isn't supported in the customer environment.  How can I log in to work on FM projects?
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Dave P
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#CognosAnalyticswithWatson