Package updation

[chandrapalreddyn]

Hi,

Is it possible to update(Publish) the package automatically.
I mean without involvement of FM

[adoremars]

Hi,

Yes, it's possible. You need to write a batch file which automatically opens FM and updates the package in the background and that can be scheduled as well :)
This is possible in Transformer also.

[chandrapalreddyn]

Thanks a lot for your reply adoremars.

Actually i am very new to FM can you please tell me breafly about this I mean how to wrilte a batch file

Please do the need full

[adoremars]

Hi,

start /d "C:\Program Files\Cognos\c8\bin" /w cogtr.exe -c -n2 -s "C:\Project Path"

Above is the code to do the same. Paste it in a notepad and save it as .bat. Give the path of your project in the end with in " " . This works for transformer and i'm sure it should work for FM as well.

[blom0344]

Why would you want to automatically republish when no changes have been made to the model? This will - if at all possible - generate the same package.
A package is just metadata, not data.
Transformer is a C7 client tool, whereas FM is C8 technology. Why would it work for C8 FM if it works for C7? I'll like to take your word for it, but it sounds a bit too easy. Did you test this with a script?

[chandrapalreddyn]

Thanku you adoremars

I will try with this

[chandrapalreddyn]

Hi
Blom0344 ,

in our database columns will get created dynamically.
So whenever the columns will get created it should update model and published dynamically


Thanks

[adoremars]

Hi Blom,

Basically we use this script for updating the cube automatically in the transformer and it had always worked fine for me and i hope its just a matter of modifying the script a bit to make it work for FM.

thanks.

[blom0344]

Hi Blom,

Basically we use this script for updating the cube automatically in the transformer and it had always worked fine for me and i hope its just a matter of modifying the script a bit to make it work for FM.

thanks.

Yes, but there is quite a difference between updating a cube (= data) and publishing a metadata package. There is little or no shared technology AFAIK. I am not saying it is impossible though. Hey, it is cognos after all..