Specifying a root directory for saving reports

You can specify a root directory in the file system in which the output of reports can be saved. To do this, you configure an archive location in IBM® Cognos® Configuration.

  1. Create a directory in your file system to use as the root directory for the output of reports.
    Tip: Ensure that the directory is accessible to users and separate from the Cognos Analytics installation directory. For example, in a distributed installation on Microsoft™ Windows™, you can use an archive folder such as \\server_name\directory.
  2. Open the IBM Cognos Configuration GUI.
  3. Click Actions > Edit Global Configuration.
  4. Click the General tab.
  5. In the Archive Location File System Root field, enter a URI using the format file:///directory where directory is the directory you created in step 1.

    The file:// part of the URI is required. You can use Windows Universal Naming Convention (UNC) names, such as \\server_name\directory. If you use a Windows UNC name, format the URI as follows:

    file://\\server_name\directory
    Tip: Don't use a mapped drive when you run Cognos Analytics as a Microsoft Windows service.
  6. Click Test to confirm that the correct location will be used.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click File > Save.
  9. Click Actions > Restart or Actions > Start to restart the Cognos Analytics server.