Ibm Cognos Package Or Report - IBM Cognos User Manual

Tip: You can also click the Help button, where available, for context-sensitive
information about the parameters that you must specify.
Note: Although you can add an unlimited number of data sources or columns to
each model, you must perform any necessary joins between the various data files
before you import the data into your Cognos Transformer model. You must also
ensure that each data source contains sufficient information to provide the
necessary context for any drill-down paths specified in the model.

IBM Cognos Package or Report

You can import query items, and the associated filters and prompts, from IBM
Cognos packages and reports.
You do this by choosing the Package or Report data source type and browsing and
selecting from the available metadata.
Note: Transformer does not support IBM Cognos Finance reports or packages as a
data source. However, you can create PowerCubes directly in Cognos Finance.
After import, you can combine the IBM Cognos data with the data from other
sources as required. Individual query items can be used as source columns in the
Cognos Transformer model, and can be updated using the Modify Columns
feature. In relational packages and reports, measures appear as defined in
Framework Manager.
For more information about using packages and reports as a data source in Cognos
Transformer, see "Guidelines for Using IBM Cognos Packages and Reports as Data
Sources" on page 15 and "Creating a Model in Cognos Transformer" on page 347.
For information about modeling IBM Cognos relational and dimensionally
modeled relational (DMR) data sources, see the Framework Manager User Guide.
Dimensionally Modeled Relational Packages
When you access metadata from a dimensionally modeled relational (DMR)
package, you can import and leverage the dimensions, or import the query items
or metadata that make up those dimensions. You can also import the measure
metadata. Metadata from DMR packages can be directly accessed using:
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If you want to take advantage of Cognos Transformer's relative time functionality,
do not import the date dimensions from dimensional packages. Instead, use the
Insert Data Source option to import the appropriate date field to create your time
dimension.
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Insert Data Source option on the Edit menu
Using this option, you can select measures and query items. The dimensional
structure is not imported.
Insert Dimension from Package option on the Dimension Map
Using this option, you can select dimensions, hierarchies or levels. The selected
dimensions are created in Cognos Transformer, together with queries containing
appropriate query items.