PH58472: DOCUMENTATION ON CONFIGURING IIS IN COGNOS ANALYTICS : WASM MIMETYPE SETTING IS MISSING

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Documentation on configuring IIS in Cognos Analytics : WASM mime
  type setting is missing
  This setting is present in IIS script
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * CA users                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Documentation on configuring IIS in Cognos Analytics : WASM  *
  * mime type setting is missing in point 4b.                    *
  * https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=se *
  * rvices-configuring-iis-in-cognos-analytics                   *
  *                                                              *
  * This setting is present in the IIS script located in the     *
  * installation analytics\cgi-bin\templates\IIS' directory.     *
  *                                                              *
  * From the script :                                            *
  * From 12.0.1 IIS script :                                     *
  * echo ? Adding Mime Types                                     *
  * %appcmd_path% set config "%web_site%/%alias%"                *
  * section:system.webServer/staticContent                       *
  * /"ÝfileExtension='.woff2'¨" 1>nul                            *
  * %appcmd_path% set config "%web_site%/%alias%"                *
  * section:system.webServer/staticContent                       *
  * /"ÝfileExtension='.woff'¨" 1>nul                             *
  * %appcmd_path% set config "%web_site%/%alias%"                *
  * section:system.webServer/staticContent                       *
  * /"ÝfileExtension='.svg'¨" 1>nul                              *
  * %appcmd_path% set config "%web_site%/%alias%"                *
  * section:system.webServer/staticContent                       *
  * /"ÝfileExtension='.json'¨" 1>nul                             *
  * %appcmd_path% set config "%web_site%/%alias%"                *
  * section:system.webServer/staticContent                       *
  * /"ÝfileExtension='.wasm'¨" 1>nul                             *
  * %appcmd_path% set config "%web_site%/%alias%"                *
  * section:system.webServer/staticContent                       *
  * /"ÝfileExtension='.template'¨" 1>nul                         *
  * %appcmd_path% set config "%web_site%/%alias%"                *
  * section:system.webServer/staticContent                       *
  * /"ÝfileExtension='.txt'¨" 1>nul                              *
  *                                                              *
  * From documentation :                                         *
  * ? Select ibmcognos and double-click Mime Types.              *
  * Add the following mime types to your IIS configuration if    *
  * they are not already present.                                *
  * ? .svg : image/svg+xml                                       *
  * ? .woff : application/x-font-woff                            *
  * ? .json : application/json                                   *
  * ? .woff2 : font/woff2                                        *
  * ? .template : text/html                                      *
  * ? .txt : text/plain                                          *
  * ? .properties : text/plain                                   *
  *                                                              *
  * Wasm is missing in the documentation and this settings is    *
  * helpful for dashboard use                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• CAID-1898  is now complete. The changes are reflected in
  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=servic
  es-configuring-iis-in-cognos-analytics
  

Temporary fix

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