Cognos TM1 iWidgets and Cognos Workspace

You can display IBM® Cognos® TM1® Web data objects, such as cube views, charts, and Websheets, in IBM Cognos Workspace.

After successfully installing and running Cognos TM1 Web, you configure and work with Cognos TM1 iWidgets in your IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and Cognos Workspace environment.

Configuring Cognos Workspace to use Cognos TM1 iWidgets

To use IBM Cognos TM1 data in IBM Cognos Workspace, you must modify the following configuration files in your IBM Cognos BI installation.

  • tm1_contribution.atom
  • tm1_en.properties

For more information, see the topic Configuring IBM Cognos Workspace to use IBM Cognos TM1 data (http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/cbi/v10r2m1/topic/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.inst_cr_winux.10.2.1.doc/c_cnfgbux4tm1.html) in the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Installation and Configuration Guide 10.2.1 on the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Information Center (http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/cbi/v10r2m1/index.jsp).

Working with Cognos TM1 data in Cognos Workspace

You can access data objects developed in Cognos TM1 from within Cognos Workspace in real time. In Cognos Workspace, you can navigate TM1 content in the Content tab and add TM1 reports to the workspace under the following conditions:

  • Cognos TM1 is installed and configured as part of your IBM Cognos Business Intelligence environment. If you change the BI environment to use SSL, you must also change TM1 Web to use SSL.
  • You have the permissions and capabilities to view and interact with Cognos TM1 content

For more information about using TM1 data n Cognos Workspace, see the following topics in the IBM Cognos Workspace User Guide 10.2.0 on the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1 Information Center (http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/cbi/v10r2m1/index.jsp).

  • Cognos TM1 content (http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/cbi/v10r2m1/topic/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ug_buxc.10.2.1.doc/c_ug_buxc_tm1_content.html)

  • Adding Cognos TM1 content to Cognos Workspace (http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/cbi/v10r2m1/topic/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ug_buxc.10.2.1.doc/c_ug_buxc_tm1_content_adding.html)