Audit Package

[pooja]

Hi all,

Is there way we can download audit package & sample reports?
we are using Cognos express 9.5.
Much appreciate your help/guide on this.


Thanks,
P

[pooja]

???

[MFGF]

As far as I'm aware, the audit capabilities are shipped wth Cognos Enterprise BI and not with Express. In reality, Express 9.5 is Cognos 8.4 under the covers, so if you could get the Cognos BI 8.4 samples you could restore the Audit package and reports. Your biggest difficulty will be in configuring your Audit database. You would in theory need to fire up cogconfigw.exe manually to add the audit database connection. I can't see how you would manage to get the data into the shipped Informix database - you would probably need to use SQL Server or similar.

Of course, none of this is supported in Express, and using cogconfigw.exe is done at your own risk :)

MF.

[pooja]

Thank You MFGF. You are correct.
We have done what you mention i.e fired up cogconfigw.exe manually and added the audit database using SQL server. Now We need a audit package which currently don't have. You mention we can use the 8.4 audit package? if so can you please advice how can we get that?

Much appreciate your hwlp.

[MFGF]

Well, you've been using Cognos 8 for a good long while, Pooja. I guess you must have access to download Cognos 8 software from IBM, or else you wouldn't have been able to post the many questions you have asked over the years. The samples are just another download from the same place - when you get the Cognos 8 BI samples, the Audit package and reports are included in these.

Cheers!

MF.

[pooja]

Thanks you all.

we have access to download Cognos software. But which version of Cognos Audit.zip should be downloaded? we are using Cognos express 9.5.

Thanks for help.

[MFGF]

8.4 should be fine :)

[pooja]

Thank you All

hope this should help.

[MFGF]

You're welcome, All :)

[pooja]

here I am gain.....

Can you please guide what are the steps need to follow after having audit.zip?
we already created the audit dbase.

much appreciate your help on this.

P

[pooja]

 >:(

[RKMI]

It's similar to how you would install IBM Samples see step below,

Depending where your deployment folder is located by default, C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Cognos Express, paste the audit.zip file and proceed.

You must install IBM Cognos Express
Manager and IBM Cognos Express Reporter.
Procedure

1. Start IBM Cognos Express Manager.
2. From the Launch menu, click IBM Cognos Administration.
3. Click the Configuration tab.
4. Click Content Administration.
5. On the toolbar, click the new import button .
The New Import wizard displays.
6. Select IBM_Cognos_Samples as the deployment archive and click Next twice.
7. On the Select the public folders content page, select the check boxes next to
the samples name, and then click Next three times.
8. Click Finish, then click Run, then click OK.
The IBM_Cognos_Samples package is added to your content store.

Please also use http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/documentation/docs/en/10.1.0/ig_exprss.pdf which will help you with administration.

Thanks,
RK

[pooja]

thank you..

one more thing- Do we need to use FM in this process?

[pooja]

 ;)

[cognostechie]

The audit package includes a Framework Model that is pre-build to work with the content store