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IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

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IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

Overview of this book

IBM Cognos is Business Intelligence software that enables businesses to fully utilize their maximum potential. It connects people with information from virtually any data source whenever and wherever they need it so that they can make better decisions, faster.Take the practical, hands-on approach to managing your reporting environment with "IBM Cognos Business Intelligence" - packed with coverage of all the latest features to truly help you maximize your potential.With this in-depth practical guide you will learn how to fully utilize IBM Cognos 10 so that your business can make smarter decisions, achieve better results and gain a deeper understanding of your company's data. You will learn about critical topics like Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Security and Administration as well as in-depth coverage of other features like Business Insight, Business Insight Advanced, and Active Reports, which were introduced with IBM Cognos 10.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Bulk updating reports


In the Find/Replace module, we can perform these same fix options but in bulk. The first way that we can do this is through the option that says Load Framework Manager Project, as shown in the following screenshot:

By selecting this option, we are prompted to select a Framework Manager model. We will select the one where I made changes previously, which is gosales_goretailers.cpf as shown in the following screenshot:

In the next screen, Global Name Changer will allow us to select which changes from our model we would like to import. We will leave them all and select Import as shown in the following screenshot:

As we do so, what happens on the backend is that MetaManager will run an advanced search path to find all the objects built off the packages in the Available Packages area. It will also load the changes as search and replace strings in the bottom section of the module. Refer to the following screenshot:

Now we have the option to either press Preview or Update. Preview...