An administrator has a requirement to specify system-wide accessibility settings for all entries (reports, jobs and schedules). How can this be done?

This option describes the correct procedure for enabling a system-wide security override for administrators. By navigating to the advanced settings of the Content Manager service via the dispatcher properties, an administrator can configure a parameter that allows members of the System Administrators role to bypass all access control checks on all Content Store objects. This is a centralized, system-wide setting that grants universal accessibility to administrators for all entries, including reports, jobs, and schedules, fulfilling the requirement.

A. System Administrators have extensive permissions but do not bypass security on all objects by default, especially private content in users' "My Folders". A specific configuration is required for this override.

B. Manually changing ownership is not a "system-wide setting." It is an impractical, non-scalable action that would not apply to new content and could disrupt existing user ownership.

C. This describes a highly disruptive deployment process that would strip all security from the environment. It is not a configuration setting for accessibility but a destructive, one-time action.

1. IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.2 Administration and Security Guide, Chapter 19: Server Administration, Section: "Content Manager service advanced settings", Page 518.

Reference Detail: This section lists the advanced parameter CM.CAM.BypassAccessChecks. The guide states, "Specifies whether to bypass access control checks. When this property is set to true, members of the System Administrators role are allowed to bypass access control checks." This confirms the existence and purpose of the administrator override setting.

2. IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.2 Administration and Security Guide, Chapter 19: Server Administration, Section: "Set advanced settings for a service", Page 511.

Reference Detail: This section outlines the procedure for modifying advanced settings: "In IBM Cognos Administration, on the Configuration tab, click Dispatchers and Services... click the Set properties button... Click the Settings tab." This validates the navigation path described in the correct answer.