MetaManager™

It is technically possible to recover the model.xml from a published Cognos package, but it is not an easy process to do manually. With MetaManager, it is easy to quickly grab the model.xml from any package with just a couple of clicks. To quickl...

Query studio to report studio conversion of Cognos reports

As a Cognos Administrator, it's crucial to manage your Cognos licenses carefully. An audit can be both costly and time-consuming if you’re not in compliance. Unlike other tools that require license keys for activation, IBM Cognos Analytics relies ...

As a Cognos Administrator, it's crucial to manage your Cognos licenses carefully. A license audit can be both costly and time-consuming if you’re not in compliance. Unlike other tools that require license keys for activation, IBM Cognos Analytics re...

How to find what query items are used in a report and where they come from: A common question posed to Cognos administrators is, “what query items are being used in our reports?” It’s a straightforward question that is often challenging to answer...

Document Job Steps (Including Jobs that are Job Steps) Open MetaManager and navigate to Document > Content Documenter Search for/locate the job(s) you wish to document, and drag them to the right into the object area.  Or, if you...

Installation MetaManager ™ is installed on a per user basis, and each user must have a license key assigned from BSP Software. In the event you have not received your license key, please contact BSP Software via the support website. To inst...

Creating Your Connection to Cognos A connection is defined by MetaManager™ as the unique combination of IBM Cognos Connection URL and logon credentials. » Connection Properties Name - The name field represents a logical name for the ...

Performance Options When you need to establish or modify the application's performance options, you must: ▸   1. From the Tools menu, select Options. ▸   2. Select the Performance tab. These performance settings are used to contr...

Activation The first time you start MetaManager™, you will need to activate the product using your assigned Serial Number. To complete the installation and configure the product, follow the steps below: ▸   1. Open the MetaManag...

In order for the Oracle connections to work you must have the Oracle client installed on your machine, and the version (and bit) must match the version of Oracle.DataAccess.dll in the MetaManager™ install directory. You will need to get your Oracle....

Performance Dashboard setup steps  Required Downloads: IIS Gateway setup  This is for farm implementation, however it should work for many Cognos IIS installations.  1. Copy the Performance Monitoring DLLs t...