Tm1 Cubes; Impromptu Query Definition File; Delimited-Field Text With Column Titles; Delimited-Field Text - IBM Cognos User Manual

TM1 Cubes

IBM Cognos Transformer supports TM1
You must install the TM1 client on the same computer as the IBM Cognos Business
Intelligence installation.

Impromptu Query Definition File

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Impromptu
Impromptu.
The .iqd files are Cognos Transformer data sources that point to source databases
specified in the cs7g.ini file located in the installation_location\CS7Gateways\bin
directory.
To use IQD data sources, IBM Cognos Series 7 IQD Bridge must be installed.
Because this component can be installed only on platforms supported by IBM
Cognos Series 7.4, IQD data sources can also be used only on Series 7-supported
platforms. The data sources used with.iqd files must be supported on the same
platforms.
For information about accessing databases using the Series 7 IQD Bridge, see
"Connecting to an IQD Data Source" on page 39.
When importing an IQD data source in Cognos Transformer, accept the default
Isolation level or specify an alternative. For more information, see "Isolation
Levels for an IQD Data Source" on page 39.
For an up-to-date list of supported environments, visit the IBM Cognos Customer
Center http://www.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/customercenter.

Delimited-field Text with Column Titles

Flat files are an excellent data source for achieving fast cube builds. Flat files are
also recommended when you want to import OLAP fact data.
With Delimited-field text with column titles, input values are obtained from a
text file with one record per line or row. The values in the first line represent
column names.
When importing a flat file data source in Cognos Transformer, specify how the
fields (column values) are delimited in the Field delimiter box, and either accept
the default Character set or specify an alternative.
You can specify Unicode as a valid character set. Using an IBM Cognos report, you
can define the fact query and the data you want to import for your PowerCube.
You can then export the report to a .csv file that can in turn be used as the fact
query data source in your Cognos Transformer model.
For more information, see "Character Sets Used with Delimited Text Data Sources"
on page 41.

Delimited-field Text

Flat files are an excellent data source for achieving fast cube builds. Flat files are
also used when you want to import OLAP fact data.
Query Definition (.iqd) files are generated from IBM Cognos
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cubes as a data source.
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