How do I backup my Cognos content Store?

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How do I backup my Cognos content Store?

To take a backup of the Cognos Content Store, complete the following steps:

  1. Log in to Emptoris® Contract Management as a system administrator.
  2. Click Reports.
  3. On the IBM Cognos Connection page, click Launch > IBM Cognos Administration.
  4. Click Configuration > Content Administration > New Export.

How do I import an entire content store in Cognos analytics 11?

How to copy the entire Content Store to another Cognos Analytics server of the same version

  1. On Server A log in to Cognos as an administrator and select Manage.
  2. Select Administration console.
  3. Navigate to Configuration and then Content Administration.
  4. Click on New export.

How do I import a package into Cognos?

Open the local Cognos Configuration….Procedure

  1. Click the icon to Create a New Import.
  2. Select a deployment archive from the list, for example IZPCA_ReportsPack, then click Next.
  3. Specify a name for the import job, for example IZPCA Reports Import, then click Next.
  4. Ensure the import objects are checked in the list.

How do I export Cognos report to XML?

In Report Studio, click Tools > Copy Report to Clipboard. Manually select and copy the XML code, if prompted. Open a text editor and paste the XML code. Save the file as an XML file, for example, reportName.

What is Content Manager in Cognos?

Content Manager is the IBM® Cognos® BI service that manages the storage of customer application data, including interactive visualization discovery, relational metadata service, security, configuration data, models, metrics, report specifications, and report output.

How do I export from Cognos?

Navigate to Server1 Cognos Connection > Tools > Content Administration. Click on new export. Select the package(s) and/or folder(s) which contain the report(s) you wish to export and complete the wizard . click OK.

How do I import a Cognos report?

Right click on Report and select “Open Report from Clipboard”….

  1. Select ‘Open report from Clipboard’. A pop-up opens.
  2. Copy the xml specification into the clipboard (Ctrl + C or Command + C) ie. from a text editor.
  3. Paste the copied content into this pop-up and select Ok. The report has now been successfully imported.

How do I export data from Cognos?

Export data from Cognos to Excel, how do I accomplish this?

  1. Step One: Run the Cognos report. See: [archive:Navigating Cognos Quick Reference Card]
  2. Step Two: Export the report. Click on the xxx button. Choose View in Excel options. Choose the report format you would like to download. (See below.) Report format options.

Where are Cognos reports stored?

the content store
The Reports you create are stored in the content store in XML format. It’s not easy to read directly the content store. On web environment, you can change how a report will be executed.

How do I refresh data module in Cognos 11?

Steps

  1. Select manage/data servers.
  2. Select the data server you want to refresh and choose properties.
  3. Click on the connections tab.
  4. Click on the more button for the connection you want to refresh.
  5. Choose properties.
  6. Click on the schemas tab.
  7. Click the more button for the schema and choose refresh.

How do I download data from IBM Cognos?

Procedure

  1. Log on to the IBM Cognos Controller Link for Microsoft Excel.
  2. Prepare all your reported values (REPO) in the excel sheet.
  3. Go to an empty cell where you want to paste your cc.
  4. On the Insert menu, click the Formulas tab/Function Library group/Insert Function (Excel 2007), or click the Paste Functions button.

How do I migrate a Cognos report?

How do I export a Cognos report?