Cognos for Microsoft Office Installation

Introduction
IBM® Cognos® for Microsoft Office is an add-in for retrieving content from IBM Cognos Analytics reporting products, such as IBM Cognos Report Studio and IBM Cognos PowerPlay® Studio, for use with Microsoft Office.
What's new?
This section contains a list of new or changed features for this release. It also contains a cumulative list of similar information for previous releases. It helps you to plan your upgrade and application deployment strategies and the training requirements for your users.
Preparing to install
Before you install the IBM Cognos Office components, you must set up resources in your environment so that the components can operate.
Installing IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office
To use IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office, you must install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later and the IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office components.
Installing the 64-bit version of IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office
The default installation directory that is used by IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office depends on the version that you install. The default paths that are used for the 64-bit installation are different from the default paths that are used in the 32-bit installation.
Access permissions and credentials
When a content store is initialized, the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence administrator sets the access permissions for your organization's data. He or she specifies which users and groups have access to a specific report or other content in IBM Cognos software. The administrator also specifies the actions users can perform on the content. These permissions can be modified at any time to accommodate changes within the organization.
Accessibility features
Accessibility features help users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products successfully.
Rebranding Cognos Office Components
This section is intended for clients and partners who need to rebrand, customize, or localize labels, messages, or other strings in IBM Cognos Office products, such as IBM Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel, IBM Cognos Office, and IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office.
Setting Up an Unattended Installation
Set up an unattended installation and configuration when you want to install an identical configuration across several computers on your network or to automate the installation process by specifying options and settings for users.
Troubleshooting
Use this troubleshooting information as a resource to help you solve specific problems you may encounter during or after the installation of IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office components.