Create an import deployment specification.
Procedure
- In the target environment, open IBM® Cognos® Connection.
- In the upper-right corner, click Launch, IBM
Cognos Administration.
- On the Configuration tab, click Content
Administration.
- On the toolbar, click the new import button
. The New
Import wizard appears.
- In the Deployment archive box, click
the deployment archive that you want to import.
- If the deployment archive is encrypted, type the password,
and then click OK.
- Click Next.
- Type a unique name, an optional description, and a screen
tip for the deployment specification, select the folder where you
want to save it, and click Next.
- Select the content that you want to include in the import.
Tip: To ensure that the required target package
or folder exists in the target content store, click the edit button
next to the package,
and check the location. If you want, you can change the target location
now.
- Select the options you want, along with your conflict resolution
choice for options that you select.
- In the Specify the general options page,
select whether to include access permissions and references to namespaces
other than IBM Cognos, and who should own the
entries after they are imported in the target environment.
- Specify the Recording Level for
the deployment history Recording Deployment Details.
- Click Next.
The summary
information appears.
- Review the summary information and click Next.
- Select the action you want:
- To run now or later, click Save and run once and
click Finish. Specify the time and date for
the run. Then click Run. Review the run time
and click OK.
- To schedule at a recurring time, click Save and schedule and
click Finish. Then, select frequency and start
and end dates. Then click OK.
Tip: To
temporarily disable the schedule, select the Disable the
schedule check box. To view the schedule status, see Manage Scheduled Activities.
- To save without scheduling or running, click Save only then
click Finish.
When you run the import, you
have the option of selecting to upgrade the report specification.
If you choose not to upgrade the deployment specification at this
time, you can upgrade it later. For more information, see Upgrade Report Specifications.
