Access Table; Access Query; Excel Crosstab; Excel Database - IBM Cognos User Manual

With Delimited-field text, input values are obtained from a text file with one
record per line.
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.
In Cognos Transformer, 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.

Access Table

With an Access table, input values are obtained from a Microsoft Access file.
Cognos Transformer uses the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) driver to
access the data.
In Cognos Transformer, select Table or range.

Access Query

With an Access query, the source table is described in a Microsoft Access Query
(.mdb file). Cognos Transformer uses either the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects
(ADO) driver to access the data, or runs the SQL queries stored in the .mdb file to
get the source columns from an ODBC-enabled server database.
Note: Password-protected files are not supported.
In Cognos Transformer, select Table or range.

Excel Crosstab

With an Excel crosstab, input values are obtained from an Excel crosstab file.
Cognos Transformer supports both .xls and Excel 2007 .xlsx file formats. You must
have Excel 2007 or the 2007 Office System Driver data connectivity components
installed on your computer to select the .xlsx file format when browsing for a data
source.
For more information, see "Named Ranges" on page 41.

Excel Database

With an Excel database, input values are obtained from a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet database file.
Cognos Transformer supports both .xls and Excel 2007 .xlsx file formats. You must
have Excel 2007 or the 2007 Office System Driver data connectivity components
installed on your computer to select the .xlsx file format when browsing for a data
source.
In Cognos Transformer, select a range name from the Table or range box. For more
information, see "Named Ranges" on page 41.
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