Keywords: Deploy, Deployment, Export, Import, Content Store
Outside of a Proof of Concept, any environment where an application like Cognos is installed, it is wise to have at least two instances, one for development and one for production. In these cases you will have to deploy reports and other content from development to production and vice-versa. There are multiple ways this can be done depending on your needs.
Deployment through the Cognos Portal:
This is the recommended and preferred method and works for all requirements. You will be using the deployment wizard to do this:
Outside of a Proof of Concept, any environment where an application like Cognos is installed, it is wise to have at least two instances, one for development and one for production. In these cases you will have to deploy reports and other content from development to production and vice-versa. There are multiple ways this can be done depending on your needs.
Deployment through the Cognos Portal:
This is the recommended and preferred method and works for all requirements. You will be using the deployment wizard to do this:
- Login to your production environment and launch "IBM Cognos Administration" from Cognos Portal.
- Click on "Configuration" tab and "Content Administration" in the left pane.
- From the toolbar item, click "New Export"
- Enter a name of the export and a description (optional) and click Next
- Next, select the desired deployment method: You can choose to export the entire content store or only selected folders or packages.
- If you pick the entire content store, you can optionally include user account information to have the same security settings as in the production environment
- In the next step, entire a name for the archive. This will be the file name when the export completes.
- If you are exporting the entire content store, cognos requires you to encrypt the archive using a password. Enter a password:
- After this step, review the settings, save and run the export.
- Check the activities in IBM Cognos Administration to make sure export runs and completes successfully.
- Login to the production cognos server and navigate to: <cognos install directory>\deployment folder.
- Find the zip file with the name you entered in the Export wizard.
- Copy this file to the development environment.
- Now login to the Development environment and navigate to Content Administration.
- Create a "New Import" from the toolbar icon
- Select the archive that you just copied over and click next.
- Select the desired settings and click Finish.
- Now your content from production environment will be imported.
- Go to "Current Activities" in the "Status" tab of "IBM Cognos Administration" and make sure the import completes successfully.
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