Prerequisites for multiple partitions

The reporting partition utility, partition_tool.sh, is a UNIX™ shell script. You can configure HCL® Cognos reports packages for multiple partitions by using the partition_tool.sh utility.

Before you run the utility, complete the following steps:

Determine values for input parameters

The reporting partition tool has two input parameters: the name of the partition folder you want to create in Cognos® and the location of the reports archive to copy.

  • Decide the name of the top-level partition folder that you plan to create in Cognos. This name is used in Cognos for the package references. For example, "Partition2."
  • Note the path to the original reports archive. For example: IBM\Unica\ReportsPacksCampaign\cognos<version>\Unica Reports for Campaign.zip

Windows™ only: obtain a shell script simulator

If Cognos is running on Windows, you must run the script from a shell script simulator (for example, Cygwin).

If you do not have a shell script simulator installed on the computer that is running the Cognos Content Manager, you must download and install one before continuing.

Ensure that a file compression utility is installed

The reporting partition tool creates a .zip archive for the new partition reports. To enable this function, a file compression utility must be installed on the Cognos system.

If you do not have a file compression utility installed on the computer that is running the Cognos Content Manager, you must download and install one before continuing.