Need help in installing C10Audit Extension package

[kingkong]

Hi, I need help in installation of C10Audit Extension package. I am currently working on Revitas which has the C10 BI suite built-in. I was provided the c10AuditExtensionPublicPackage zip file from Revitas and then went to IBM online guide for installation help. I am new to this so dont really know much. Following is the guide I am using,
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/cognos/development/utilities/page574.html

Upto the following steps I am fine, but just have few questions.

war
This folder contains the application itself, in a subdirectory named AuditExt. You need to use this to build the WAR file.
From the war folder, copy the AuditExt directory and its subdirectories to your IBM Cognos 10 BI installation directory under the directory <c10install>/war. At this point, you can customise the application before building the WAR file. The default settings should be fine in most cases but if you need to make any changes to the configuration settings in the c10AuditExtension.properties file or the logging settings in the log4j.properties file, the files are located in the <c10install>/war/AuditExt/classes directory.


--IBM Cognos 10 BI installation directory - What directory is this? is it just the folder where all IBM Cognos files are?


next...
Install any required JDBC drivers
If you are using an IBM DB2 or Apache Derby database to store the Audit Extension data, you will not need to install any additional JDBC drivers, as the DB2 Universal Driver is included in the distribution (the DB2 license file will still need to be provided). If you plan to use Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL or Oracle then you will need to obtain the correct driver file and install it.
Once you have obtained the correct JAR and/or license file(s) for your database, place them in the <c10install>/war/AuditExt/lib directory. If you do not install the correct driver at this stage, the application will warn you when you attempt to first configure the database.

--Once you have obtained the correct JAR and/or license file(s) for your database, place them in the <c10install>/war/AuditExt/lib? Whats a JAR file and where do I find it? Cognos is currently connected to an Oracle DB.

next...
Build and deploy the WAR file
Build the WAR file by running the <c10install>/war/AuditExt/build.bat (Windows) or the <c10install>/war/AuditExt/build.sh (UNIX/Linux) script. This will create a WAR file named <c10install>/war/AuditExt/AuditExt.war. Deploying the WAR file depends on the version of IBM Cognos 10 BI that is being used.

-- file wouldn't build.

If someone could please guide me through this process that would be great. Thanks i advance for your help.

[bdbits]

The install folder is the top-most folder for the install. I think the default name is "cognos". So yes, it is "where all IBM Cognos files are".

JAR is an acronym for Java ARchive. You get it from your database vendor. It is generally specific to the version of the database, e.g. Oracle 10g versus 11g. It looks like you can get them at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/jdbc/index-091264.html.

If you were wondering, a WAR is a more specific version of a JAR containing bits and pieces for a web application.

What error(s) did you get when trying to build the WAR?

[kingkong]

The install folder is the top-most folder for the install. I think the default name is "cognos". So yes, it is "where all IBM Cognos files are".

JAR is an acronym for Java ARchive. You get it from your database vendor. It is generally specific to the version of the database, e.g. Oracle 10g versus 11g. It looks like you can get them at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/jdbc/index-091264.html.

If you were wondering, a WAR is a more specific version of a JAR containing bits and pieces for a web application.

What error(s) did you get when trying to build the WAR?

This is good information. The instructions say that I have to create a JAR file from the zip file provided by the vendor. When I click on the file name build.bat to create JAR file, it does nothing. I am assuming something is wrong with the file I was provided so I have asked for the latest one. I'll try again when I get that. Do you know if there is any tutorial or another guide available for this?
Thanks alot for your help and the information.

[MFGF]

This is good information. The instructions say that I have to create a JAR file from the zip file provided by the vendor. When I click on the file name build.bat to create JAR file, it does nothing. I am assuming something is wrong with the file I was provided so I have asked for the latest one. I'll try again when I get that. Do you know if there is any tutorial or another guide available for this?
Thanks alot for your help and the information.

I suspect that whatever build.bat you are using needs to be customised to your environment. Here's an example:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19159-01/820-1072/gfreh/index.html

Cheers!

MF.