Edit your external data

After you import your data, you can change the data mappings and options that you originally specified and republish the package.

You can

  • Rename the namespace, which renames the organizational folder that appears in the data tree in the Source tab source tab. If you change the namespace, you are prompted for the external data file when you run the report.
  • Change which columns to import.
  • Change the data mapping links.
  • Change the data attributes.
  • Change the mapping options.

You can also import multiple external data files into the same package. To do this, your data modeler must modify governors in the model and republish the package that contains your enterprise data. For more information, see the IBM Cognos Framework Manager User Guide.

Procedure

  1. Click the Data icon the data icon, click the Source tab source tab icon, right-click the package for which you want to add external data and then click Manage external data.
  2. In the Manage external data dialog box, select the external data to edit and click the Edit icon edit icon.
  3. In the left pane, select the options that you want to change.
  4. Click OK and then republish the package.

Results

IBM® Cognos® Analytics reimports your external data and updates the data items that appears in the data tree in the Source tab source tab.

You can now create and update reports with your external data.