Configuring WebDAV on IIS

To view and browse images in the Reporting, configure Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) on your web server. Report authors can browse for images to include in reports in a way that is similar to browsing a file system. On Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers, you must first enable the WebDAV feature, and then configure your web server to access the image location.

Procedure

  1. In the Microsoft Windows Control Panel, click Programs > Programs and Features.

    If you are using Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, Programs and Features is available directly from the Control Panel.

  2. Click Turn Windows features on or off.
  3. If you are using Microsoft Windows 2008 Server, use the following steps:
    1. Click Server Manager > Roles > Web Server (IIS).
    2. In the Role Services section, select Add Role Services.
    3. Under Web Server > Common HTTP Features, select WebDAV Publishing.
    4. Click Next, and then click Install.
  4. If you are using Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, use the following steps:
    1. In the Add Roles and Features Wizard, click Role-based or feature-based installation, and click Next.
    2. Select your server, and click Next.
    3. Expand Web Server (IIS) > Web Server > Common HTTP Features, and select WebDAV Publishing.
    4. Click Next > Next, and then click Install.
  5. In the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager console, under Connections, select your server name.

    • If you are using Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, in Server Manager, select IIS, and then right-click your server name, and click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

    • If you are using Microsoft Windows 2008 Server, in Server Manager, expand Roles > Web Server (IIS), and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  6. Under Connections, expand your web server, Sites, and select your website.
    For example, select Default Web Site.
  7. Double-click WebDAV Authoring.
  8. Click Enable WebDAV.
  9. Click WebDAV Settings.
  10. If you have anonymous access enabled, select True for Allow Anonymous Property Queries, and click Apply.
  11. Select the directory or virtual directory to which you want to allow WebDAV access.
  12. Double-click WebDAV Authoring.
  13. Click Add Authoring Rule, and add the appropriate rules for your environment.
    For example, if you installed the samples and you want to use the default path, under the ibmcognos virtual directory, expand bi/samples, and select images, and add an authoring rule for the image files.
  14. Right-click the directory or virtual directory you added authoring rules to, and click Edit Permissions.
  15. Click Security, and add the appropriate permissions.
    For example, if you allow anonymous access to your web server, add permissions for the anonymous access user. You can find that user by select the website, double-clicking Authentication, and viewing the properties for the displayed users.

Results

With WebDAV enabled, Reporting users can add images to their reports. When users click Browse in the image browser, the default location for browsing is http://servername/ibmcognos/bi/samples/images. If you created another location, users can enter that location.