Once all the layers of the model have been created, we have to present the model to the report authors for them to use. This chapter covers the creation of the package, or packages, including setting up security.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
Creating packages
Publishing packages
Creating externalized query subjects
Using package versions
Applying security settings to packages
By the end of this chapter you will be able to create and publish a package to allow report authors to use the data model to design their reports in IBM Cognos Studios.
After creating our Framework Manager model we must now make our model available to report authors. To do this we need to create a package; the items within the package are what the report author uses to create their reports.
Once we have created the package we need to publish the package to the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server. During the publishing process there are various options available...