Install the IBM Cognos Business Package for Versions 6.0, 6.4 and 7.0

The IBM® Cognos® business package is an Enterprise Portal Archive (.epa) file is located at installation_location\cps\sap\sap70\com.cognos.epa.

This package contains IBM Cognos Navigator, IBM Cognos Search, IBM Cognos Viewer, IBM Cognos Extended Applications, IBM Cognos Metric List, IBM Cognos History Chart, IBM Cognos Impact Diagram, IBM Cognos Custom Diagram iViews, and the com.cognos.pct.cognos.ivew.par file.

You must be logged on to the portal with administrator privileges and be able to access the com.cognos.epa file from your file system or from the network file system. If the IBM Cognos installation is not within your network access, you must manually move the com.cognos.epa file to an accessible location.

Procedure

  1. In the portal, click the System Administration tab.
  2. On the Transport tab, click Import.
  3. Next to Source for Package Files, click Client.

    If Client is not functional, click Server.

  4. Click Browse to locate the SAP_installation\usr\sap\env\SYS\global\pcd\Import directory, where env is your environment , and click Open. Copy the com.cognos.epa file to this directory.

    If you clicked Server in the previous step, browse for the com.cognos.epa file in the SAP_installation\usr\sap\env\SYS\global\pcd\Import directory, where env represents a directory that is different for different environments. The com.cognos.epa file must first be copied to this directory.

  5. Click Upload.
Parent topic: Deploying Cognos Portlets to SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0, 6.4, 7.0 and 7.1