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MotioPI - Find Cognos Schedule Recipients

Submitted by motio on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 4:28pm

summary:

This blog entry will demonstrate how to use the MotioPI schedule panel to quickly find all schedules which deliver Cognos outputs to a particular recipient.

The PI schedule panel lets you query for all scheduled report executions in a given Cognos instance. The results allow you to peruse various bits of information on each schedule, such as the recipient emails (or user names), start date, end date, frequency, owner, etc.

To begin, launch MotioPI and select the Schedule panel.

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Setting up your Java environment for MotioPI

Submitted by motio on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 12:39pm

summary:

MotioPI requires Java 1.6_10 or later to run (on the client machine, not the Cognos server). If you need to download the latest version of Java, you can grab it from the following link : http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

Setting up your Java environment is easy. Under Control Panel click Java

Control Panel Java

Then inside the Java Control Panel click the Java tab.

Control Panel Java

Inside the Java tab click view.

Control Panel Java

Recovering Deleted Items From Cognos

Submitted by motio on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 6:04pm

summary:

Recovering deleted Cognos content usually means getting your DBAs involved to do a database restore. But more often than not, this means losing even more content, especially on heavily used development instances.

Let's say someone inadvertently deleted "Banded Report" (one of many reports you've been working on), but you only realized it a week after the fact. A database restore would mean losing an entire week of everyone's work so you just suck it up, put two nickels in the swear jar, and set off recreating your report.

Web Portal Integration with IBM Cognos Mashup Service

Submitted by motio on Fri, 01/14/2011 - 11:01am

summary:

As a custom solutions shop that deals with IBM Cognos on a daily basis, one of the problems that comes up frequently is the integration of a specific report into an existing corporate web portal without involving Cognos Connection. Most commonly this is a dashboard which takes up a small portion of screen real estate in order to show something relevant to the rest of the page content or possibly something that has great importance and always needs to be in the user’s face. Typically this type of work fell to the Cognos SDK URL invocation. The Mashup Service gives us yet another approach to solve this sort of requirement.

Cognos Mashup Services vs. Cognos SDK

Submitted by motio on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 2:13pm

summary:

Demystify the differences between the IBM Cognos SDK and Mashup Service. If you are facing a custom solution centering around your IBM Cognos BI, then this article will help align you with the correct solution.

Comparing IBM Cognos Mashup Services with the IBM Cognos SDK

The Fable of Foo and Bar

Once upon a time there was a Big Blue land called Cognos. In the land of Cognos lived two brothers named Foo and Bar. They had grown old enough to leave their sleepy home towns in search of success. Their parents suggested that they visit a few cities in order to find the best fit. They packed their bags and hopped on the BiBus.

Cognos Mashup Services Boot Camp - Introduction

Submitted by motio on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 1:31pm

summary:

This week we will be taking a look at the fundamentals of the Cognos Mashup Service. We’ll break it down into its component parts in order to see how it brings value to the mix of IBM Cognos offerings.

In order to utilize the Cognos Mashup Service one needs to meet the following minimum requirements:
1. IBM Cognos BI Server 8.4.1
2. A client capable of interacting with SOAP or URL based services over HTTP
Cognos Connection and the Cognos Mashup Service can be accessed via the Cognos gateway

Authors Note: Use the voice of actor R. Lee Ermey (Gunny from Full Metal Jacket)