Access Dashboard spec/xml

[rcoon]

I'm trying to create an automated build process for our Cognos package. It deploys a model from a framework manager project, and reads the XML for reports from files, and imports them into a cognos instance.

The XML files for the reports was created via the 'Copy to Clipboard' functionality in report studio, and pasted into files.

My question is, how can I get a similar representation for a Dashboard object? The Business Insight dashboard application doesn't seem to have a similar 'Copy to Clipboard' option. The SDK does have a class for dashboards, but it doesn't seem to expose anything equivalent to the Specification of a report. Is there any way to get a XML, or any other textual representation, describing a Dashboard?

Thanks,
rob

[ramkumarbi]

I too also have same doubt. Can some one please explain what format Dashboard is saving in Content store..we know Report spec format is XML.

[Grim]

Pretty sure it's still XML, but let me see if I can find any docs/posts on the matter.

Page 36 of the Workspace advanced guide.
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/documentation/docs/en/10.2.0/ug_rptstd_fin.pdf

Not sure about regular Workspace.