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Title: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 23 Jan 2013 09:06:20 AM
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
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 24 Jan 2013 08:28:27 AM
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Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: MFGF on 28 Jan 2013 08:29:11 AM
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.
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 31 Jan 2013 11:58:34 AM
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.
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: MFGF on 01 Feb 2013 03:16:06 AM
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.
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 12 Feb 2013 08:17:34 AM
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.
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: MFGF on 13 Feb 2013 03:51:19 AM
8.4 should be fine :)
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 13 Feb 2013 01:40:43 PM
Thank you All

hope this should help.
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: MFGF on 14 Feb 2013 07:52:04 AM
You're welcome, All :)
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 06 Mar 2013 06:58:41 AM
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
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 06 Mar 2013 02:52:32 PM
 >:(
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: RKMI on 06 Mar 2013 04:39:00 PM
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
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 07 Mar 2013 07:27:02 AM
thank you..

one more thing- Do we need to use FM in this process?
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: pooja on 08 Mar 2013 10:26:40 AM
 ;)
Title: Re: Audit Package
Post by: cognostechie on 08 Mar 2013 06:37:11 PM
The audit package includes a Framework Model that is pre-build to work with the content store