There are several sets of properties for configuring reporting in Unica. Some properties define parameter values for the
reporting components in Unica Platform. Some
properties define URLs and other parameters for the Cognos®
system. The properties that define parameter values are specified when the view creation
scripts are generated. You must specify the properties that define URLs and other parameters for the
Cognos system.
Before you begin
Find the Portal URL and Dispatch URL in the Cognos Configuration utility under . You will need this information in step 5 and step 6.
About this task
To configure properties that define URLs and other parameters for the IBM®
Cognos system, complete the following steps.
Procedure
- Log in to Unica as the
platform_admin user or another user with the ReportsSystem role.
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Select .
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Set the value of the Enabled property to
True.
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Set the value of the Domain property to the name of the company domain
on which the Cognos system is running.
For example, xyzCompany.com.
If your company uses subdomains, the value in this field must include the company domain and the
subdomain.
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Set the value of the Portal URL property to the URL of the Cognos Connection portal. Use a fully qualified host name,
including the domain and any subdomains, which are specified in the Domain
property.
For example:
http://MyCognosServer.xyzCompany.com:9300/bi/v1/disp
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In the Dispatch URL field, specify the URL of the primary Cognos Content Manager dispatcher. Use a fully qualified host
name, including the domain and any subdomains, which are specified in the
Domain property.
For example:
http://MyCognosServer.xyzCompany.com:9300/p2pd/servlet/dispatch.
- Leave Authentication mode set to anonymous for
now.
- Save the settings.