Report output files can be saved to a file system outside of IBM®
Cognos® software. Users can choose the output format in
which the reports are saved. HTML reports are saved as MHT files.
About this task
This option is useful when users want to share reports with an external application, such as a
website. The reports are saved to this location every time they are updated so that current content
is always available. You can also save reports on a local network for users who do not have access
to IBM
Cognos software.
Multiple locations can be specified for the dispatchers and services.
Procedure
- Create a directory in which to save your report outputs.
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Enable saving report output to the file system.
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Start Cognos Configuration.
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Click .
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On the General tab, enter the path to the directory you created in
Archive Location File System Root.
The path must be in the format of file://(file-system-path). For example,
file://C:/reports.
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Click OK.
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In the Explorer window, expand Data Access, and
click Content Manager.
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Set Save report outputs to a file system to
True.
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In the Explorer window, click Environment, and
ensure that the server name or IP address is used in the URI settings. Using
localhost in the URI settings can cause errors if you are saving the report
output to a shared directory.
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Click .
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Restart the IBM
Cognos services.
- Enable saving reports in IBM Cognos Administration.
- In IBM Cognos Administration, on the
Configuration tab, click Dispatchers and
Services.
- On the toolbar, click the Define File System Locations icon
.
- Click New, and then type a name, description, and screen
tip.
- In File systems location box, type the path to the directory
you created in step 1.
- Click Finish.
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Select the output location for a report.
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In the Team content or My content folder, select
a report, click the ellipsis button, then select Properties.
- Click the Schedule tab.
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In the Options section, select Override the default
values.
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In the Delivery section, enable Save to the file
system, and click Edit the options.
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On the options page, in Location, select the output location.
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Click OK.
What to do next
When users select Save report as an external file as the report delivery
method when they run or schedule a report, the report output files are saved to this location.