To extract metadata and to configure other capabilities that a catalog source might include, you need account access and permissions on the source system. The permissions required might vary depending on the capability.
Permissions for metadata extraction
To extract IBM Cognos metadata, you need account access and permissions to the IBM Cognos source system.
Verify that the administrator performs the following tasks:
•Creates a user account for the Informatica user to access the source system.
•Grants read, execute, and traverse permissions for all objects for which you want to extract metadata.
Permissions to run data classification
You can perform data classification with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.
Permissions to run glossary association
You can perform glossary association with the permissions required on the source system to perform metadata extraction.