Importing the base samples
Easy Install of IBM® Cognos® Analytics with Watson installs and imports the base samples for you. If you didn't use Easy Install to install Cognos Analytics, then you must import the base samples from the installation location.
Procedure
- Go to IBM Cognos Administration. and open
- On the Configuration tab, click Content Administration.
- On the toolbar, click the New Import icon .
- Select Samples_for_Install_11_x_x in the first step of the New Import wizard and complete the remaining steps of the wizard using the defaults.
Results
After you import the base samples, you'll see the following folders in Team content in your Cognos environment:
Version - | Version + |
---|---|
Team Content > Calendars | Team Content > Calendars |
Team Content > Get Started | Team Content > Samples |
Team Content > Samples | Team Content > Templates |
The base samples supporting files are installed to the
cognos_analytics_server_install_location\samples folder.
This folder contains several sub-folders that contain the samples and associated data from where you
import them in to Cognos
Analytics.
- data
- This folder contains the source files for the data included in the Samples_for_Install.zip deployment.
- deployment
- This folder contains the Samples_for_Install.zip deployment. This file is also installed in the deployment folder for the Cognos Analytics server installation.
- embedded_content
- This folder contains the authentication sample with embedded content. For instructions on how to use this sample, see the topic on sharing and embedding Cognos Analytics content in the IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson Getting Started User Guide.
- extensions
- This folder contains the customization extension samples. For instructions on how to use these samples, see the customization samples topic in the IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson Managing User Guide.
- JavaScript
- This folder contains the JavaScript samples. For instructions on how to use the samples, see the PDF file included in the folder.
- themes
- This folder contains the customization theme samples. For instructions on how to use these samples, see the customization samples topic in the IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson Managing User Guide.