Importing the base samples

Easy Install of IBM® Cognos® Analytics 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 Manage > Administration console and open IBM Cognos Administration.
On the Configuration tab, click Content Administration.
On the toolbar, click the New Import icon .
Select Samples_for_Install_12_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 IBM Cognos Analytics environment:

Team Content > Calendars
Team Content > Samples
Team Content > Templates

The files that support the base samples are installed to the cognos_analytics_server_install_location\samples folder. This folder contains the following sub-folders:

Audit_samples: This folder contains the audit reporting samples. For more information, see Audit reporting samples.
AuditExtension: This folder contains files for the c11AuditExtension application that provides additional auditing capabilities for different areas of Cognos Analytics.
custom_visualizations: This folder contains a PDF file that provides information about custom visualization samples. For more information, see Custom visualizations code samples.
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 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 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.
mobile: This folder contains the IBM_Cognos_Mobile_Samples.zip deployment of the IBM Cognos Analytics for Mobile app samples. This file is also installed in the Deployment folder for the IBM Cognos Analytics server installation.
notebooks: This folder contains the IBM_Cognos_Notebook_Samples.zip deployment of samples that demonstrate the IBM Cognos Analytics notebook feature. For more information, see Cognos Analytics for Jupyter Notebook samples.
OLAP: This folder contains the IBM_Cognos_OLAP_Samples.zip deployment and the great_outdoors_sales_en.mdc PowerCube for the OLAP samples.
schematics: This folder contains a PDF file that provides information about the schematic samples. For more information, see Schematic samples.
sdk: This folder contains the SDK sample files that illustrate the implementation of a set of custom report functions. For more information, see Example of a custom report functions implementation.
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 Managing User Guide.