Updating reports

Applies to: On premises

If you upgraded or migrated from 8.2, update your IBM® Cognos® Analytics reports.

Note: If you upgraded or migrated from 8.3 or later, you do not need to do this task.
Do the following steps:
If you migrated
  1. Import the OpenPages Platform V6 package
    The package location is:
    • IBM Db2®: OP_<version>_Main/OP_<version>_Configuration/Platform/Upgrade/DB2/
    • Oracle: OP_<version>_Main/OP_<version>_Configuration/Platform/Upgrade/Oracle/
  2. Apply the OpenPages® extension for IBM Cognos Analytics.

    The package name and location is: OP_<version>_Main/OP_<version>_Configuration/Platform/Upgrade/OpenPages.zip

    For more information, see the Cognos documentation.

  3. Create an authentication parameter for OpenPages. Use the value optoken.

    For more information, see the Cognos documentation.

  4. Import the OpenPages Solutions V6 package. For more information, see Importing the solutions report package.
  5. If you want to use custom reports from your source environment, import them into your 9.0 environment. For more information, see Moving your content with a deployment archive in the Cognos documentation. Next, update any CrossTrack links in the reports.
  6. Update CrossTrack links in the solutions V6 reports, platform V6 reports, and any custom reports.
If you upgraded
  1. Import the OpenPages Solutions V6 package. For more information, see Importing the solutions report package.
  2. Update CrossTrack links in the solutions V6 reports, platform V6 reports, and any custom reports.

Updating CrossTrack links in reports

This release includes updated JavaScript for CrossTrack links in platform and solution reports.

Update the reports that you want to continue using in 9.0:
  • Update the reports in the OpenPages Platform v6 folder to use the updated JavaScript for CrossTrack links. You might be able to use some of the reports in the OpenPages Platform Reports folder instead, depending on your schema.
  • Update solutions reports with the updated JavaScript. for CrossTrack links.
  • If you have custom reports, update them to use the updated JavaScript. for CrossTrack links..
For more information, see the following topics:

Report folders

After you complete these tasks, you have the following folders in IBM Cognos Analytics:
  • Team Content > OpenPages Platform Reports

    This folder contains the 9.0 platform reports.

  • Team Content > OpenPages Platform V6

    This folder contains the pre-9.0 platform reports.

  • Team Content > OpenPages Solutions V6

    This folder contains the pre-9.0 solutions reports.