Grouping dispatchers in configuration folders

Configuration folders are useful to organize dispatchers if your installation includes many dispatchers. You can group dispatchers so that you can apply the same configuration settings once to all the dispatchers and services in the folder.

Before you begin

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About this task

When you add a dispatcher to a configuration folder, it automatically inherits the configuration settings of the folder. However, if you previously changed the default values of that dispatcher or service, the changed values are kept.

When you change the configuration settings of a dispatcher or configuration folder, the services for the dispatcher and any child entries for the folder automatically acquire the new values. However, if you change the values of the services, the changed values are kept.

You can create a new configuration folder at the root of the Configuration area or in an existing configuration folder.

Tip:
  • To view and edit the configuration properties of the parent of an entry shown in the path on the toolbar, click the Set properties - Configuration button Set properties icon. You can change and apply configuration settings for all the dispatchers and services in the Configuration area when you are in the root of the Configuration area.
  • Use the path on the toolbar to explore the different levels of your configuration. The path starts with Configuration and, when the path becomes too long, it wraps.

Procedure

  1. In IBM Cognos Administration, on the Configuration tab, click Dispatchers and Services.
  2. Click the new folder button.
  3. Type a name and, if you want, a description, and specify where to save the configuration folder.
  4. Click Finish.
    You can now add dispatchers to the configuration folder by cutting them from their original location and then pasting them inside the folder. You can also change settings at the configuration folder level.
    Tip: To move a dispatcher to another folder, click More next to the dispatcher and then click Move.
Parent topic: Dispatchers and Services