Editing properties for the iViews

The business package includes the Cognos® iViews.

Edit the properties for each iView so that they work with your IBM® Cognos Business Intelligence installation. For more information, see Deploying Cognos Portlets to SAP Enterprise Portal 7.3.

The following table shows some of the properties you may want to modify.

Table 1. iView properties

Property

Description

CPS: Connection Server

Represents the URL required to connect to the Portal Services server. The URL must contain the correct protocol, server name, port number, and server path. By default, the protocol is http. If IBM Cognos BI is configured to be accessed through Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections, change the protocol to https. The server path must point to an IBM Cognos gateway.
 
  • For the IBM Cognos Navigator, IBM Cognos Search, and IBM Cognos Viewer iView, the path is c10_gateway/wsrp/cps4/portlets/nav?wsdl&b_action=cps.wsdl
  • For the IBM Cognos Extended Applications iView, the path is c10_gateway/wsrp/cps4/portlets/sdk?wsdl&b_action=cps.wsdl
  • For the IBM Cognos Metric List and IBM Cognos History Chart iView, the path is c10_gateway/wsrp/cps4/portlets/cmm?wsdl&b_action=cps.wsd

CPS: Configuration Mode Role

Specifies the SAP role whose members, typically administrators, can modify the default iView properties. For more information, see Setting the default iView content and appearance for all users.

These users can see the link Edit the properties for all users on the iView properties page, and use it to modify the default iView properties.

Only one SAP role can be specified to modify the default iView properties.

Default: content_admin_role

Procedure

  1. Log on to the portal with administrator permissions.
  2. Click the Content Administration tab.
  3. In the window on the left, on the Browse tab, expand the Portal Content folder.
  4. Continue expanding the folders until you see Cognos iViews.

    By default, Cognos iViews are imported into one of these locations:

    • For IBM Cognos 8.4 and earlier: Portal Content, Content Provided by Other Vendors, End User Content, com.cognos.pct, iviews folder
    • For IBM Cognos BI 10.1, Portal Content, Content Provided by Other Vendors, End User Content, IBM Cognow Software, iviews folder
  5. Double-click the iView you want to modify.

    The Property Editor appears in the main window.

  6. In the Property Category drop-down list, click Show All.
  7. Edit the properties as required.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 for each Cognos iView.
  10. If you want to test the connection between IBM Cognos BI and Portal Services, click the Preview button.
Parent topic: Deploying Cognos Portlets to SAP Enterprise Portal 7.3