Testing a durable model

Procedure

  1. Launch Reporting using the package published in Creating a durable model, and create and save a report.
  2. In Framework Manager, open the project created in Creating a durable model, and ensure that the project active language is different than the design language.
  3. In the active language, rename some of the query items included in the package published in step 1.
  4. Re-publish the package to the IBM® Cognos® Analytics server overriding the original package.
  5. Launch Reporting again using the re-published package, and open the report created in step 1.

    The report shows the changed query item names in the Insertable Objects pane. However, the report specification shows the query item names in the design language, not in the active language, in which you made the changes.

  6. Run the report.

    The columns representing the renamed query items show the new names.

Results

The model is durable because renaming its query items did not break existing reports.