Mapping the existing reports to the New Package.

[Mpotla]

Hi,

we have one package and set of created using CRN and are upgraded to Cognos8. Now i m going to create the New package with same set of Query subjects and Query items. The base table used for this Query subjects are different, I am going to give a new name to the package which i m going created,If i take the XML specifiation of the existing reports and save it in the New package , Will those reports going to work or not? and these reports uses the RTM file of the New FM i going to create or the previous RTM file.
Need help!

Thanks in Advance
Mohan Potla

[blom0344]

The pathname of dataitems ([namespace1].[namespace2].[dataitem]  etc) are stored literally 'as-is' in the report XML. If these do not exactly match the framework (package) pathnames, then this will definitely not work.
A difference in base table will not have to be the problem if the framework uses a modelling layer with model query subjects