Any idea how to migrate IQD files to Cognos8.4
Thanks in advance.
there is bridge for C8.3 so I think the same for 8.4
Please can you explain me little more. I did not get that what bride 8.3 has
.iqd files are just text files, so they don't really need to "migrate" at all.
....in Transformer 8.4, you can use iqds as a datasource the same as always. (I believe you need to select "iqd bridge" when you install transformer)
The "generation" of iqds becomes the more complicated part. You have a few options:
-abandon the "generation" of iqd files, and maintain them in "notepad"
-redo what you've done in Impromptu (to produce iqds) in framework manager, and "externalize" them (as iqds)
-model in framework manager, and "relink" your transformer model to Cognos 8 packages (or reports) instead of iqds.
Personally, I see PowerPlay cubes as a fading technology so I wouldn't bother with the effort of recreating all the iqds.....just make the decision to maintain what you have, then look at another cube technology (i.e. TM1, Analysis Services, etc.)