About this guide

This document is intended for use with IBM® Cognos® Analytics. IBM Cognos Analytics is a Web product with integrated reporting, dashboarding, analysis, and event management features.

This guide contains instructions for installing, upgrading, configuring, and testing IBM Cognos Analytics.

Audience

To use this guide, you should be familiar with

  • reporting concepts
  • database and data warehouse concepts
  • security issues
  • basic Windows or UNIX administration skills
  • existing server environment and security infrastructure in your organization

Finding information

To find product documentation on the web, including all translated documentation, access IBM Knowledge Center (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter). Release Notes are published directly to IBM Knowledge Center and include links to the latest technotes and APARs.

You can also read PDF versions of the product online help files by clicking the PDF links at the top of each HTML page, or access the PDFs from the IBM Cognos product documentation web page (www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047187).

Forward-looking statements

This documentation describes the current functionality of the product. References to items that are not currently available may be included. No implication of any future availability should be inferred. Any such references are not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. The development, release, and timing of features or functionality remain at the sole discretion of IBM.

Samples disclaimer

The Sample Outdoors Company, Great Outdoors Company, GO Sales, any variation of the Sample Outdoors or Great Outdoors names, and Planning Sample depict fictitious business operations with sample data used to develop sample applications for IBM and IBM customers. These fictitious records include sample data for sales transactions, product distribution, finance, and human resources. Any resemblance to actual names, addresses, contact numbers, or transaction values is coincidental. Other sample files may contain fictional data manually or machine generated, factual data compiled from academic or public sources, or data used with permission of the copyright holder, for use as sample data to develop sample applications. Product names referenced may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited.