Migration of Cognos Impromptu reports to Cognos 8 reports

[ravitej]

Dear Friends,

Note : Cognos 7 series reports to Cognos 8.2 reports(Migration/New report development )

We would like to know that in my client place nearly 150 Cognos impromptu reports are there, all of the reports we need to migrate into Cognos 8.

Step 1: Here we don't have any access to Framework manager model, just third party vendors will provide all the packages information and based on the package we have to develop the Cognos 8 reports.
Note: We are not responsible persons to develop the Framework Manager models.They will publish the models and we have to develop the same Impromptu report in Cognos 8.

Step 2: In all the Cognos impromptu reports they have already established role base security which means that, this is HR and Payroll system and all of the employees is not able to access the Salary of the other employee.I mean Salary column is restricted for other employees when they logging in to the payroll system.

Step 3: How to implement the same security in the Cognos reports?

Here I am requesting the following questions from the developers in this forum.

Question 1: How to develop the same Impromptu report in the Cognos 8 reports(rebuilding of the same report)?.
Question 2: How to build/implement the security in the Cognos report side?.
Question 3: How to test the newly developed report in the Cognos 8?.

I am really need help from all of them.Please send me the complete information.

Kind Regards,
Sai.