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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Framework Manager => Topic started by: gops210 on 06 Nov 2008 11:30:25 PM

Title: Help in Multiple data sources...
Post by: gops210 on 06 Nov 2008 11:30:25 PM
Hi,

I need to import tables from multiple data source in FM model for ex

Database A - 10 tables
Databse B - 10 tables


can i join these two databases using a common column

is it possible to join two different databases..please help...
Title: Re: Help in Multiple data sources...
Post by: blom0344 on 07 Nov 2008 02:45:00 AM
Yes, you can use multiple database-sources in FM if you have dimensions that allow for joining the data.
The restriction is that Cognos needs to fetch data for both sides first and combine them on the server. This could involve performance issues. We use this on a number of occasions and it seems to work okay for us.