Step 8: Change or create a new MotioCAP_informcap.properties file

Step 8: Change or create a new MotioCAP_informcap.properties file—Optional

The Cognos Customization for InForm wizard creates the MotioCAP_informcap.properties file. The information in the file is used to configure the custom authentication provider’s connection to the Oracle Directory Server (LDAP).

In most cases you do not need to change the MotioCAP_informcap.properties file. However, the following table lists some examples of when you need to make changes to the file.

How to change the MotioCAP_informcap.properties file

Circumstances that require changes to file	Required action
LDAP configuration changes after installation.	Change the LDAP properties used for authenticating the admin OU: ldap.url—Enter the URL of the server where LDAP is installed. Change the number of the LDAP port if necessary. Example: ldap.url=ldap://ldap.example.com:389 ldap.base.dn—Enter the Parent Node Distinguished Name. Example: ldap.base.dn=dc=example,dc=com ldap.bind.username—Enter the Administrator Distinguished Name. This is used by the Custom Security Provider (CSP) to log on to LDAP. Example: ldap.bind.username=uid=admin,ou=Administrators, ou=TopologyManagement,o=NetscapeRoot ldap.bind.password—Change encrypted to unencrypted and set the password in plain text. The password is encrypted when Cognos Reporting starts up. Example: ldap.bind.password=unencrypted:password
New namespace is added after the Cognos 10 BI Reporting configuration.	Duplicate and edit the file for each namespace as follows: Copy the MotioCAP_informcap.properties file and save it to the same directory as the original. Name the new copy MotioCAP_<new_namespace_name>.properties and edit the following properties as necessary: ldap.url ldap.base.dn ldap.bind.username ldap.bind.password
The database user and/or database user password changes after installation.	Change the properties as follows: db.user Example: db.user=encrypted:<db_username> db.password Example: db.password=encrypted:<db_user_password> Change encrypted to unencrypted and set the password in plain text. The password is encrypted when Cognos Reporting starts up.

Circumstances that require changes to file

Required action

LDAP configuration changes after installation.

Change the LDAP properties used for authenticating the admin OU:

ldap.url—Enter the URL of the server where LDAP is installed. Change the number of the LDAP port if necessary.
Example: ldap.url=ldap://ldap.example.com:389
ldap.base.dn—Enter the Parent Node Distinguished Name.
Example: ldap.base.dn=dc=example,dc=com
ldap.bind.username—Enter the Administrator Distinguished Name. This is used by the Custom Security Provider (CSP) to log on to LDAP.
Example: ldap.bind.username=uid=admin,ou=Administrators,
ou=TopologyManagement,o=NetscapeRoot
ldap.bind.password—Change encrypted to unencrypted and set the password in plain text. The password is encrypted when Cognos Reporting starts up.
Example: ldap.bind.password=unencrypted:password

New namespace is added after the Cognos 10 BI Reporting configuration.

Duplicate and edit the file for each namespace as follows:

Copy the MotioCAP_informcap.properties file and save it to the same directory as the original. Name the new copy MotioCAP_<new_namespace_name>.properties and edit the following properties as necessary:

ldap.url
ldap.base.dn
ldap.bind.username
ldap.bind.password

The database user and/or database user password changes after installation.

Change the properties as follows:

db.user
Example: db.user=encrypted:<db_username>
db.password
Example: db.password=encrypted:<db_user_password>

Change encrypted to unencrypted and set the password in plain text. The password is encrypted when Cognos Reporting starts up.