Getting started

This section takes you through the steps to get started using IBM® Cognos® Connection (Cognos Connection). Cognos Connection is the portal to IBM Cognos 8, which is a Web based reporting solution. You can use Cognos Connection to create, run, schedule, and distribute reports. As an administrator, you can use Cognos Connection to administer servers, optimize performance, and set access permissions.
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  1. Enter the default URL http://<host>:<port>/insight in your Web browser, where host is the IP address or domain name of the enterprise report server and port is the port of the enterprise report server.
  2. Enter your username and password. The Rational® Insight welcome page opens.
    RI Welcome page
    Note: The username and password are needed whenever the user registry is deployed with the Cognos Connection. Otherwise, the username and password are not required. See the IBM Cognos Administration Guide for information on how to deploy user registry.
Click home icon Visit my home to start Cognos Connection. You are now ready to use Cognos Connection to find, manage, organize, and view reports and dashboards. There are two tabs on Cognos Connection:
  • Public folders: This folder has all IBM Rational Insight sample reports and dashboards.
  • My folders: You can organize, and save your reports in this folder.
In the Public folders, the reports are organized under the following folders for easy access:
  • Dashboards by Category
  • Demo Projects
  • Reports by Category
  • Sample Report Definitions
Note: The links to the Cognos help will not resolve if you are viewing them outside of Rational Insight such as on the ibm.com® site.

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