Metadata packages usually connect or point to particular data sources, but what if for testing, business, or application reasons you need a package to dynamically reference a different data source based on the executing user, user job function, or user location? Read more
Tag Archive for: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
Midsized companies and certain departments within larger companies alike have long struggled to find a business analytics solution that really works. Many companies have used a mix of spreadsheets, databases, standalone tools, and inadequate software to meet their BI needs. These methods are often outdated, inefficient, and unable to deliver desired results. IBM Cognos Express helps address these challenges. Read more
In the past, administrators have responded to the challenge of managing report output history through various methods. That may have meant setting output version limits, creating deployment export .zip files, configuring outputs to write to file system directories, or simply increasing the capacity of the content store. While this challenge will always exist, a new feature has been introduced with the release of IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence 10.1.1 with this very challenge in mind – IBM® Cognos® Content Archival. Bundled with Business Intelligence Server, Content Archival has the ability to leverage external Enterprise Content Management (ECM) repositories, such as IBM FileNet® Content Manager, to store report output. Read more
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