Verification checklist

Review all installation logs for errors.

For log file locations and names, see Log files.

Verify that the database parameters are correct.

Review the database parameters, such as NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS=CHAR, to ensure that they are correct.

Confirm that the reporting schema and reporting framework generated successfully.

For more information, see Creating the reporting schema and framework.

Confirm that base reports are functioning as expected.

Log on to the OpenPages application and run the All Documentation Cognos® report.

If single sign-on (SSO) is enabled, verify that user accounts can access the environment.

Log on to the OpenPages application with an SSO user account.

Confirm that you can upload and download sample attachments.

Log on to the OpenPages application and upload and download a file attachment.

Verify that links in reports reference the correct server address and use the correct web URL parameters.

Run a report that uses OpenPages links. Select a link and confirm that the target object is rendered successfully in the OpenPages interface.

For clustered environments, verify that all servers can upload and download attachments.

Upload and download files from both the admin and non-admin application servers.

Test that you can access IBM® Cognos Analytics.

Type the following web URL:

http://server_name/ibmcognos

Confirm that you can log on to the portal.

Confirm that you ran the enable-session-sleep.sql script.

Confirm that object data is created. Do this test after you back up the database.

Log on to the OpenPages application and create sample Entity, Process, and Risk objects. Delete these objects.