Configuring Cognos Transformer to use HTTP

Configure the Cognos® Transformer to use the IBM® HTTP Server that operates with the IBM Connections deployment.

About this task

Use the Cognos Configuration tool to specify settings that enable Cognos Transformer to operate with IBM HTTP Server.

Note: The Cognos Configuration tool provides a graphical user interface. If your IBM AIX® or Linux™ server does not support a graphical user interface, see the topic Configuring HTTP manually for Cognos Transformer for instructions on configuring these settings manually.

Procedure

  1. Set the JAVA_HOME variable:
    1. Navigate to the WAS_install_root/bin directory.
      For example:
      • IBM AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin
      • Microsoft™ Windows™: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\bin
    2. Run the following command:
      • AIX or Linux: setupCmdLine.sh
      • Windows: setupCmdLine.bat
  2. (AIX or Linux) Set environment variables to point to the Cognos BI Server’s /bin directory by running the following command:

    By default, the Transformer’s environment variables point to its own directory, so you must change them to point to the BI Server’s directory.

    • AIX: export LIBPATH=/opt/IBM/Cognos/Transformer/bin64/
    • Linux: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/IBM/Cognos/Transformer/bin64/
  3. Start the Cognos Configuration Tool:
    1. Navigate to the /bin64 directory of the Cognos Transformer installation directory.
      For example:
      • AIX, Linux: /opt/IBM/Cognos/Transformer/bin64/
      • Windows: C:\IBM\Cognos\Transformer\bin64\
    2. Start the Cognos Configuration tool by running the following command:
      • AIX, Linux: ./cogconfig.sh
      • Windows: cogconfigw.exe
  4. Expand Local Configuration > Environment and edit the URLs for the following properties to point to the HTTP server.
    Attention: The URLs must be updated to point to the HTTP server's host name and port number. The port number must be included even if it's the standard port 80.
    • Gateway Settings

      In this section, change only the Gateway URI attribute.

    • Other URI Settings

      In this section, change only the Dispatcher URI for external applications attribute.

  5. Save your changes.
  6. Exit the Cognos Configuration tool.

    You do not need to restart the Transformer component.

What to do next

Verify that Cognos is mapped to the IBM HTTP Server URLs in LotusConnections-config.xml. For more information, see Updating IBM Connections to use the HTTP server.