How to access content from previous IBM Cognos release from within the IBM Cognos 10 portal?
Describes the procedure to make content from a previous IBM Cognos release (8.4 for example) available within the IBM Cognos 10 portal. Also known as multi-version coexistence
Answer
Cognos 10 Multi-Version Coexistence is supported with Cognos 8.3.x, 8.4.x and 8.4.1. While Cognos 8.4.1 requires no updater, one may be required for Cognos 8.3.x and 8.4.x. Below are the minimum build numbers required for these versions. These can be found and confirmed in the cmplst.txt file.
IBM Cognos 8.3.86.1045
IBM Cognos 8.4.29.1331
Implementation Details:
In your IBM Cognos 10 portal:
1) Go to the Launch->IBM Cognos Administration page
2) Under the Status tab, click the System link
3) In the scorecard pane, click the triangle next to the System entry and choose Set Properties
4) Click on the Settings tab.
5) Click the Edit link under the Environment->Advanced Settings row
6) Add the following two advanced variables and their corresponding values:
Variable: MVC_remoteWebContent
Value: http://<hostname>/<c8alias>
Variable: MVC_remoteGateway
Value: http://<hostname>.ibm.com:80/<c8alias>/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi
Note:
(a) You can get the MVC_remoteGateway value from the IBM Cognos 8.4's Cognos Configuration tool under the Environment section. It is the "Gateway URI" entry under the "Gateway Settings" section.
7) You will need to ensure the domain name (*.ibm.com in this example) associated with the <hostname> used above is added to the Security->IBM Cognos Application Firewall's "Valid domains or hosts" property in the IBM Cognos 10's Configuration tool. Then restart the IBM Cognos 10 service.
In your IBM Cognos 8.4 portal:
1) Go to the Launch->IBM Cognos Administration page
2) Under the Status tab, click the System link
3) In the scorecard pane, click the triangle next to the System entry and choose Set Properties
4) Click on the Settings tab.
5) Click the Edit link under the Environment->Advanced Settings row
6) Add the following advanced variable and the corresponding value:
Variable: MVC_gateway
Value: http://<hostname>.ibm.com:80/<c10alias>/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi
Note:
(a) You can get the MVC_gateway value from the IBM Cognos 10's Cognos Configuration tool under the Environment section. It is the "Gateway URI" entry under the "Gateway Settings" section.
7) You will need to ensure the domain name (*.ibm.com in this example) associated with the <hostname> used above is added to the Security->IBM Cognos Application Firewall's "Valid domains or hosts" property in the IBM Cognos 8.4's Configuration tool. Then restart the IBM Cognos 8 service.
Adding a link in the IBM Cognos 10 portal to view IBM Cognos 8.4 content:
1) Within the IBM Cognos 10 portal, you should now see a new button link ("Link to Content from a Remote System") on the Public Folders page to the left of the scissors (Cut) button link.
2) Click this link and give a name to the link you will create that will reside in the IBM Cognos 10 portal. (e.g. c84content). Click the Next button
3) Under the Starting folder, click the "browse" link. You should now see the Public Folders of the IBM Cognos 8.4 release. Choose the package/folder you want to be able to access within the IBM Cognos 10 portal or to access the Public Folders in the IBM Cognos 8.4 release just click the OK button. This will automatically select "Cognos > Public Folders" to display. Click Finish button.
4) In the Public Folders of IBM Cognos 10 portal, you will now see a link called "c84content". Click this link to see the IBM Cognos 8.4 content.
Answer
Cognos 10 Multi-Version Coexistence is supported with Cognos 8.3.x, 8.4.x and 8.4.1. While Cognos 8.4.1 requires no updater, one may be required for Cognos 8.3.x and 8.4.x. Below are the minimum build numbers required for these versions. These can be found and confirmed in the cmplst.txt file.
IBM Cognos 8.3.86.1045
IBM Cognos 8.4.29.1331
Implementation Details:
In your IBM Cognos 10 portal:
1) Go to the Launch->IBM Cognos Administration page
2) Under the Status tab, click the System link
3) In the scorecard pane, click the triangle next to the System entry and choose Set Properties
4) Click on the Settings tab.
5) Click the Edit link under the Environment->Advanced Settings row
6) Add the following two advanced variables and their corresponding values:
Variable: MVC_remoteWebContent
Value: http://<hostname>/<c8alias>
Variable: MVC_remoteGateway
Value: http://<hostname>.ibm.com:80/<c8alias>/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi
Note:
(a) You can get the MVC_remoteGateway value from the IBM Cognos 8.4's Cognos Configuration tool under the Environment section. It is the "Gateway URI" entry under the "Gateway Settings" section.
7) You will need to ensure the domain name (*.ibm.com in this example) associated with the <hostname> used above is added to the Security->IBM Cognos Application Firewall's "Valid domains or hosts" property in the IBM Cognos 10's Configuration tool. Then restart the IBM Cognos 10 service.
In your IBM Cognos 8.4 portal:
1) Go to the Launch->IBM Cognos Administration page
2) Under the Status tab, click the System link
3) In the scorecard pane, click the triangle next to the System entry and choose Set Properties
4) Click on the Settings tab.
5) Click the Edit link under the Environment->Advanced Settings row
6) Add the following advanced variable and the corresponding value:
Variable: MVC_gateway
Value: http://<hostname>.ibm.com:80/<c10alias>/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi
Note:
(a) You can get the MVC_gateway value from the IBM Cognos 10's Cognos Configuration tool under the Environment section. It is the "Gateway URI" entry under the "Gateway Settings" section.
7) You will need to ensure the domain name (*.ibm.com in this example) associated with the <hostname> used above is added to the Security->IBM Cognos Application Firewall's "Valid domains or hosts" property in the IBM Cognos 8.4's Configuration tool. Then restart the IBM Cognos 8 service.
Adding a link in the IBM Cognos 10 portal to view IBM Cognos 8.4 content:
1) Within the IBM Cognos 10 portal, you should now see a new button link ("Link to Content from a Remote System") on the Public Folders page to the left of the scissors (Cut) button link.
2) Click this link and give a name to the link you will create that will reside in the IBM Cognos 10 portal. (e.g. c84content). Click the Next button
3) Under the Starting folder, click the "browse" link. You should now see the Public Folders of the IBM Cognos 8.4 release. Choose the package/folder you want to be able to access within the IBM Cognos 10 portal or to access the Public Folders in the IBM Cognos 8.4 release just click the OK button. This will automatically select "Cognos > Public Folders" to display. Click Finish button.
4) In the Public Folders of IBM Cognos 10 portal, you will now see a link called "c84content". Click this link to see the IBM Cognos 8.4 content.
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