IBM Cognos Analytics - Process Steps
Export
Export content from the content store to an archive file in the deployment directory within your Cognos home.
| Name |
Type |
Description |
Required |
| Archive Name |
String |
The name of the export archive file. Do not include the .zip file extension. |
Yes |
| Cognos Analytics Java Library Directory |
String |
The Cognos Analytics Java library directory. The directory must contain the required JAR files, including the cognosClient.jar andcognos-axis.jar files. For example: C:\Program Files\IBM\cognos\analytics\sdk\java\lib. |
Yes |
| Deployment Spec |
String |
The name of an export deployment specification. If thisspecification does not exist on the Cognos Analytics server, it is be created. |
Yes |
| Export Content |
String |
The search path of the content to export. For example: /content/folder/[@name=’Samples’]. The search path is displayed in the properties of any file or folder in the Cognos Analytics web application. |
Yes |
| Gateway URL |
String |
The URL of the Cognos Analytics gateway or dispatcher used to communicate with the dispatcher. For example:http://localhost:9300/p2pd/servlet/dispatch |
Yes |
| IBM Cognos Analytics Home |
String |
The URL of the Cognos Analytics server. Do not include a trailing forward slash. |
Yes |
| Namespace |
String |
The user namespace on the Cognos server. You can locate the namespace on the User Preferences page of the Cognos Analytics web application. |
Yes |
| Overwrite Deployment Spec. |
Boolean |
Enable to overwrite the deployment specification if itexists in the content store. |
No |
| Parent Directory |
String |
The search path of the directory that the new or existingdeployment specification exists under. The default is the root directory: /adminFolder. For example: if you specify /adminFolder/adminFolder[@name=’Exports’], this indicates that the Exportsdirectory under the adminFolder root directory. |
No |
| Password |
Password |
The password associated withthe administrator’s user ID. The default is the value in the ${p:resource/crnPassword} property. |
Yes |
| UserID |
String |
The administrator user ID that has import and export privileges. |
Yes |
Import
Import content from an archive to the Cognos Analytics content store.
| Name |
Type |
Description |
Required |
| Archive Name |
String |
The name of the archive file to import. Do not include the .zip file extension. |
Yes |
| Cognos Analytics Java Library Directory |
String |
The Cognos Analytics Java library directory. The directory must contain the required JAR files, including the cognosClient.jar and cognos-axis.jar files. For example: C:\Program Files\IBM\cognos\analytics\sdk\java\lib. |
Yes |
| Deployment Spec |
String |
The name of an import deployment specification. If this specification does not exist on the Cognos server, it is created. |
Yes |
| Gateway URL |
String |
The URL of the Cognos Analytics gateway or dispatcher used to communicate with the dispatcher.For example:http://localhost:9300/p2pd/servlet/dispatch |
Yes |
| IBM Cognos Analytics Home |
String |
The URL of the Cognos Analytics server. Do not include a trailing forward slash. |
Yes |
| Namespace |
String |
The user namespace. The user namespace is displayed on the User Preferences page of the Cognos Analytics web application. on the user preferences page. |
Yes |
| Overwrite Deployment Spec. |
Boolean |
Enabled to overwrite the deployment specification if it exists in the content store. |
No |
| Parent Directory |
String |
The search path of the directory that your new or existing deployment specification exists under. The default is the root directory: /adminFolder. For example: /adminFolder/adminFolder[@name=’Imports’], indicates to use the Imports directory under the adminFolder root directory. |
No |
| Password |
Password |
The password associated withthe administrator’s user ID. The default is the value in the ${p:resource/crnPassword} property. |
Yes |
| Target Directory |
String |
If this is a new deployment specification, provide the search path of the directory in the Cognos Analytics content store where the artifact is deployed. |
No |
| User ID |
String |
The administrator user ID that has import and export privileges. |
Yes |