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10. Click OK.
11. If you want Cognos Transformer to automatically create a preliminary
12. Click Finish.
13. If you are prompted for data source connection and signon information:
14. If you want to add another query to the package or report data source, click
15. Save the model.
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Tip: You can also click the drop-down arrow to select a recently used package
or report from the list.
5. In the Browse Metadata dialog box, select the package or report to use for the
data source, and click OK.
6. Click Next.
7. If you select a report as a data source and it contains mandatory prompts,
provide values for the prompts.
Cognos Transformer cannot execute queries if values are not provided for
mandatory prompts. For information about prompts, see "Edit Existing
Prompts in IBM Cognos Reports and Packages" on page 29.
8. In the Query name box, type a name for the new query.
Note: When you use the New Data Source wizard to create a new data
source, you create one query at a time.
9. In the Source list, select the query items to import and click Add to add the
selected query items to the Cognos Transformer query.
If the data source is a report and the report contains multiple queries as in the
case of some Report Studio authored reports, each query will be shown with
its relevant query items.
Tips:
v Report Studio authored reports will show queries that are associated with
the list. The relevant query items for those queries will be available for use
in Cognos Transformer.
v If the data source is a package with dimensions, you can import the
dimensions using the Insert Dimension from Package option.
dimensional structure for you, on the last page of the New Model wizard,
select the Run AutoDesign check box.
v Select the connection and click OK.
v Choose whether to enter a valid user name and password for the current
session, or create a Cognos Transformer signon for the current and
subsequent sessions:
When you enter a valid user name and password and click OK, the signon
will be used only during the current Cognos Transformer session. The
signon will not appear in the Signons list, and is not saved in the model.
To create a Cognos Transformer signon that appears in the Signons list and
is saved in the model, enter a valid user name and password and select the
Create a Transformer signon from the user name and password or select
an existing one for use with this data source check box. In the
Transformer Signon box, click the drop-down arrow to select an existing
signon, or click the Add button to open the Signon dialog box to create a
new signon. In the Signon name box, type the signon name and specify
whether to prompt for a password and click OK. If you do not select the
Prompt for password check box, in the Confirm Password dialog box,
re-type the password and click OK twice.
Yes when prompted to add another query, and repeat steps 8 to 9.