Help getting started with PowerPlay Transformer series 7v3

[Cabrakan]

Hi friends,

I'm completely new to Cognos suite of products, on my current job we are working in a project where the client request some cubes to be made using PowerPlay Transformer.

My boss is asking to me to find out how to connect an Oracle Database to this PP Transformer application. I have been researching in the web for several hours but have not found anything and since I'm really new to this products the information I have found is confusing.

Need someone to please bring me some light to this topic because my boss is waiting for a concrete answer on if it's possible and how.

Greetings

[Vladimir]

Hi Cabrakan,

are you really using Series 7 version Transformer ? It's quite outdated version. If yes, you first need to create IQD files, usually in Cognos Impromptu, and then import IQD into the Transformer model to be able to design cube based on Oracle database tables.

Kind regards,
Vladimir

[bdbits]

I would really have to question building anything new on such an old version. As far as I know it is not even possible to get support for v7 any more. If your client is not aware of this, you should at least let them know.

[MFGF]

I would really have to question building anything new on such an old version. As far as I know it is not even possible to get support for v7 any more. If your client is not aware of this, you should at least let them know.

7.5 is still in support, but 7.3 dropped out of support probably a billion years ago. I was quite young at the time, as I recall ;)

[bdbits]

Well MFGF, going by your avatar picture, you look pretty good for a billion year old muppet.   8)

Wow, I did not know they still supported 7.5. That's amazing, considering the age of the product. Thanks for sharing that.