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How to configure the Cognos Reports for multiple partitions
If you use Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, or Unica Interact with more than one partition, you must configure the Cognos® reports packages for each partition. You can set up reporting on multiple partitions after you configure the partitions in Unica Campaign and Unica Deliver.
Updating the report properties for each partition on the Marketing Software Configuration page
Each partition has a set of report properties that specifies the location of the report folders. You must edit the values of the report properties for each partition to reflect the actual path of the folders by inserting the string that identifies the new top-level partition folder.

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- Cognos Reports Installation and Configuration Guide
  - Installation overview
    An installation of the Unica reports is complete when you install IBM Cognos® BI or Unica Insights reports and configure it for Unica applications. This guide provides detailed information about configuring IBM Cognos BI, and integrating IBM Cognos BI with Unica.
  - Plan the Marketing Software reports installation
    When you plan your Unica reports installation, you must ensure that you correctly set up your system and configure your environment.
  - Install reporting components
    To install Unica reporting for your products, you must install the reporting components.
  - Install and test IBM Cognos BI
    Your license agreement with must grant you an Cognos® BI license so you can download the Cognos BI installation files. IBM Cognos BI is a collection of applications, servers, and services that is organized in a multi-tiered architecture.
  - Integration roadmap for Marketing Software and IBM Cognos
    After you install IBM Cognos®, you must integrate the Unica suite with IBM Cognos.
  - How to configure reporting
    After you install or upgrade your reporting packages, you must configure your reporting installation.
  - User authorization for Cognos folders and reports
    A Custom Java Authentication Provider (CJAP) provides authorization for users who access Cognos report folders and reports. You can implement this feature after you implement the Unica Authentication Provider, which provides single sign-on authentication between Unica applications and Cognos.
  - How to configure the Cognos Reports for multiple partitions
    If you use Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, or Unica Interact with more than one partition, you must configure the Cognos® reports packages for each partition. You can set up reporting on multiple partitions after you configure the partitions in Unica Campaign and Unica Deliver.
    - Prerequisites for multiple partitions
      The reporting partition utility, partition_tool.sh, is a UNIX™ shell script. You can configure Cognos reports packages for multiple partitions by using the partition_tool.sh utility.
    - Running the reporting partition tool to create a copy of the reports archive .zip file
      You must create a copy of the reports archive .zip file by running the partition_tool.sh utility for each partition.
    - Creating a copy of the Cognos model for Unica Campaign
      If you plan to use Unica Campaign reports in multiple partitions, you must create a copy of the Cognos® data model for the new Unica Campaign reports. You also must ensure that the model references the correct data source name.
    - Creating a copy of the Cognos model for Deliver
      If you plan to use Unica Deliver reports in multiple partitions, you must create a copy of the Cognos® model for new Unica Deliver reports. You also must ensure that the model references the correct data source name.
    - Updating the report properties for each partition on the Marketing Software Configuration page
      Each partition has a set of report properties that specifies the location of the report folders. You must edit the values of the report properties for each partition to reflect the actual path of the folders by inserting the string that identifies the new top-level partition folder.
  - How to upgrade reports
    You can upgrade your current version of Unica reports to bring it up-to-date with the latest features.
  - Upgrading the 8.x or 9.x model and installing new reports
    Upgrading the 8.x or 9.x model and installing the new reports are the first steps that you must complete to upgrade your reports.
  - Report configuration properties
    The report configuration properties for Unica are available at Settings > Configuration > Reports.
  - Formats for the Cognos reports
    The Cognos® reporting integration components include a global report style sheet, GlobalReportStyles.css.
  - Formats for the Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, and Unica Interact Cognos reports
    Additional styling is required for Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, and Unica Interact Cognos reports. The global report styles are modified to add classes to override the styling of existing classes to improve the look and feel of Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, and Unica Interact reports.
  - Unica Campaign reports and reporting schemas
    You can customize the reporting schemas in the Unica Campaign Report Package by adding contact or response metrics, attributes, or response types.
  - Deliver Reports and Reporting Schemas
    Several reports, such as Message Overview report, Detailed Link report, Deliver Reports Processing Overview, and SMS Message Summary Report are available in the Unica Deliver Reports Package.
  - Unica Interact Reports and Reporting Schemas
    The Unica Interact Report Package reports are supported by reporting schemas. You can customize the schemas to specify time periods, configure audience levels, and create extra performance reporting schemas.
- Unica Insights Reports Installation and Configuration Guide

Updating the report properties for each partition on the Unica Configuration page

Each partition has a set of report properties that specifies the location of the report folders. You must edit the values of the report properties for each partition to reflect the actual path of the folders by inserting the string that identifies the new top-level partition folder.

About this task

To update the report properties, complete the following steps for each partition.

Procedure

Log in to Unica as the platform_admin user.
Select Settings > Configuration.
Expand Campaign > partitions > partitionName > reports.
Edit the value of each of the properties so that they reflect the actual path to the reporting folders.

Unica Campaign example

If the new partition folder in Cognos® Connection is named Campaign Partition 2, edit the report property settings as follows:

folder[@name='Campaign Partition 2']/

To update the offerAnalysisTabCachedFolder property, change the value from:

/content/folder[@name='Affinium Campaign - Object Specific Reports']/folder[@name='offer']/folder[@name='cached']

to:

/content/folder[@name='Campaign Partition 2']/folder[@name='Affinium Campaign - Object Specific Reports']/folder[@name='offer']/folder[@name='cached']

Unica Deliver example

If the new partition folder in Cognos® Connection is named Campaign Partition 2, edit the report property settings as follows:

folder[@name='Campaign Partition 2']/

To update the campaignAnalysisTabDeliverOnDemandFolder property, change the value from:

/content/folder[@name='Affinium Campaign']/folder[@name='DeliverReports']

to:

/content/folder[@name='Campaign Partition 2']/folder[@name='Affinium Campaign']/folder[@name='Deliver Reports']
Save your changes.
Repeat step 3 through step 5 for each partition.

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