Restoring application and configuration files in Cognos TM1 Applications

You can manually restore backup copies of your application and configuration files into an existing version of IBM Cognos® TM1® Applications.

Before you begin

The Cognos TM1 server that your application depends on must be restored and running before you restore the application files for Cognos TM1 Applications.

Procedure

  1. Restore your applications for Cognos TM1 Applications:

    Copy your application files here:

    <TM1_Install>\webapps\pmpsvc\WEB-INF\applications

  2. Restore your configuration files for Cognos TM1 Applications:

    Copy your backup copies of the pmpsvc_config.xml and fpmsvc_config.xml configuration files to here:

    • <TM1_Install>\webapps\pmpsvc\WEB-INF\configuration\pmpsvc_config.xml
    • <TM1_Install>\webapps\pmpsvc\WEB-INF\configuration\fpmsvc_config.xml
  3. In Cognos Configuration:
    1. Start the TM1 Application server.
    2. Start the TM1 servers that are related to your application.
  4. Log in to the Cognos TM1 Applications portal and add the related TM1 server to the configuration page if it is not already listed.
    1. Click the Administer IBM Cognos TM1 Applications icon Administer IBM Cognos TM1 Application button on the toolbar of the Cognos TM1 Applications main page.
    2. Under the Server Names section, click Add and enter the information for the related TM1 server.
    3. Click OK.

      The applications in the webapps/pmpsvc/WEB-INF/application folder will be upgraded and added to Cognos TM1 Applications.

      Note: The upgrade process may take some time depending on the amount of rights that need to be applied in the application. For more information, see How do I save security rights when importing or restoring a Cognos TM1 10.2.x application?.