Verifying the import of the standard reports package

Test the import of the standard reports package. The Report Server can use the information in the package to determine the structure of data in the IBM® Cognos® Controller database.

About this task

The Report Server renders IBM Cognos Controller reports, in PDF format, using information provided in the Controller standard reports package.

IBM Cognos software keeps history information each time an entry runs in the background. The run history for an entry includes information such as the request time, start time, completion time, and whether the deployment import ran successfully. You can look at a more detailed run history for the entry, which includes general, error, and warning messages related to the entry and any actions that you can take.

Procedure

  1. In IBM Cognos Connection, click Launch, IBM Cognos Administration.
  2. On the Configuration tab, click Content Administration.
  3. Locate the package that you imported, under Actions, click More, and then click View run history.
  4. Under Statuses, ensure that All statuses is selected.

    The View run history details page shows run details, such as start time and completion time, run status, and error messages for a failed run. Verify that the status of the import shows as Succeeded.

  5. If you want to view the run history details for an import that has failed, in the Actions column, click the View run history details icon View run history details icon next to the entry.