IBM Tivoli Integrated portal enabling multiple logins using same user Id - United States TIPL2SEC tivoli integrated portal multiple logins TECHNOTE (FAQ)

QUESTION
 How can I login to TIP from different machines using same user Id? 

CAUSE
Need to login with multiple times with same user

ANSWER
Only TIP version 2.1 and higher support multiple logins using same user Id. 

Follow below steps to configure Tivoli Integrated Portal to allow multiple users to log in using the same user Id and password. 

1. Log in as an administrative user. 

2. Navigate to: 

tip_home_dir/profiles/TIPProfile/config/cells/TIPCell/applications/isc.ear/deployments/isc/isclite.war/WEB-INF/ 

3. Edit consoleProperties.xml. 

4. Locate the property with a id attribute of ENABLE.CONCURRENT.LOGIN and set its value to true. 

5. Save the file and exit from the text editor. 

6. Restart TIP server.
How can multiple TDWC users logon into TDWC with same TWS user id? 

Given that one TDWC user is already accessing TDWC and a second TDWC user using the same logon id wants to logon to TDWC sees the following error:

Another user is currently logged in with the same user ID. Select from the following options:

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Log out the other user with the same user ID. You can recover changes made during the other user's session.

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Return to the Login page and enter a different user ID.

How can multiple users logon without one user needing to logout?
Only TIP version 2.1 and higher support multiple logins using same user Id. 

Follow below steps to configure Tivoli Integrated Portal to allow multiple users to log in using the same user Id and password. 

1. Log in as an administrative user. 

2. Navigate to: 

tip_home_dir/profiles/TIPProfile/config/cells/TIPCell/applications/isc.ear/deployments/isc/isclite.war/WEB-INF/ 

3. Edit consoleProperties.xml. 

4. Locate the property with a id attribute of ENABLE.CONCURRENT.LOGIN and set its value to true. 

5. Save the file and exit from the text editor. 

6. Restart TIP server.