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How to start an SDS Trace (email Trace) for Cognos Analytics (prior to 11.0.7)

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How to start an SDS trace for Cognos Analytics prior to version 11.0.7. These instructions will not apply for version 11.0.7 and upwards as there is no longer a ipfSDSclientconfig.xml.sample file present in the configuration folders.

 

For instructions on how to start an SDS trace for Cognos Analytics 11.0.7+, follow this tech note: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10715539

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