It's possible to add an Oracle connection to Cognos Transformer in the data source type?
Yes, first you have to create a Data Source Connection to Oracle in the Cognos Analytics management console.
Then you publish a package with the Oracle tables that you want to use for your cube.
Then you make Cognos reports linked to this package.
You can then use these reports from Cognos Transformer to build your cubes.
Here is a link to the documentation which outlines all the available data source for IBM Cognos PowerPlay transformer.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.1.0?topic=model-data-source-types#DataSources
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I am new to IBM Cognos, I have created a project using DB2 as a data source. When I added some extra rows to my table it's not reflecting into my project. Is there any way to automatically update the database data into Cognos Report studio.
Please tell me the solution.
If its rows you are adding to your Query subject, they will automatically update in your framework manager metadata. You can check it by using Test tab.
I have some application, that use cognos as report engine. This application have some predefined packages for it's reports.
When I need to create report, I use tables and field in predefined packages, and everything is OK!
But now I created my own table, and I want to make report for this table. But I don't see it in Cognos Report Studio, and I can't add it into default Ad-Hoc Query Layer. I tried to add SQL-query, but it also don't work.
How to edit predefined packages in Cognos. I think there need to be another utility, not Cognos Report Studio. But I don't know what utility, and I can't find any solution in IBM Help.
You need to use IBM Cognos Framework Manager (if you have a Cognos BI Admin license, you'll also be licensed to use this), and edit the 'Model'. If the 'predefined package' you're referring to comes with models (e.g. the Cognos sample data is within the /webcontent/samples/models directory), then you can open these with Framework Manager and publish a new package with your update database structure.
I have error in configuration of SQL-query. Need to select source before SQL-check. Cognos don't need to have predefined packages to work with user-structures.
I have a requirement to create KPI and dashboard for which all data comes from Oracle. I am looking for getting this data into PerformancePoint to create KPIs..
Can anybody point me to the right direction on how to set my data source as Oracle tables? If this is not possible, what are other options available for me to get my data to SQL Server and then get it to display KPIs...
Will it be possible to use Business Catalog? or will I have to use some web services? Does anybody have how to go about this requirement?
I would think the best route to go would to possibly pull the Oracle data into a PowerPivot file and reference that in PerformancePoint. You could pull the data into SharePoint list through BCS or use SQL Server LinkedServer (but would just be tabular in PPS), but with PowerPivot or pulling it into a SSAS model that would probably be ideal and provide more functionality.
I'm creating custom SSRS reports for a client that uses CRM Online. However, I'm not able to deploy reports that have SQL DataSource connections to them. I get the following error:
"Invalid Data Source. This report type is not supported. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online supports only reports that use Fetch XML data sources."
However, this error is somewhat untrue. Reason: When I download other custom reports from their CRM, the DataSources are all SQL connection strings with T-SQL queries.
So, there MUST be a way to deploy these reports. From within the client's network perhaps? I've not been able to find any details online thus far. Help?
I'm afraid there is no solution. CRM Online will only allow you to upload fetchXml based reports. There is no workaround (that I have heard of at least).
Are you sure that the other reports you downloaded are definitely custom (CRM allows some system reports to be SQL based) or if custom do they actually work (nevermind how they got there in the first place!).
Yes it's possible with couple of work around.
You need to create your data source for SQL and upload it on your CRM server. Do you have SSRS services running on your CRM server ? if yes then there would be 2 data sources available. One for CRM data source (fetch XML) and another for SQL server.if it's not there you need to create it .
Once you have those data source you are good to get your data in your SSRS report. Make sure your data source name should match with your SSRS report data source. (I have on-promise environment for my CRM 2011)
I have provided users with a view of a large data set through Sql Server Analysis Services, and they find it very easy and intuitive to manipulate.
However, I am now being asked to provide them with access to smaller and smaller data sets, for which Analysis Services is not a great fit. The reason is that they like the ease of manipulation of the data, and it's pretty flexible in it's presentation of the data.
Also, many of the data sets are available to retrieve via a REST API, in a tabular form, which I'd prefer to use rather than providing database access.
Can anyone recommend any tools or libraries (ideally open source) which:
provide an SSAS-like interface for building up a pivot table (with attributes grouped together rather than in a flat list)
can retrieve their data from a web service rather than a traditional DB?
(NB I thought about trying powerpivot, but I'm not really sure what I'd be getting myself into, so if anyone has any experience of using this I'd be interested to hear)
Powerpivot is an excel plugin for excel 2010 that uses the vertipaq engine. It has a language called DAX that is very similar to MDX,
more information can be found here
If you wish to use PowerPivot, you have three options:
1) Use PowerPivot from within Excel (it's a free add-in - be sure to install the edition that matches the edition of Excel you have, i.e. 2007 or 2010 and 32-bit or 64-bit). You are using the resources of the client machine in this configuration.
2) Use PowerPivot for SharePoint - this requires SPS 2010 Enterprise. It allows you to host (render) the PowerPivot workbook using resources from the SPS server.
3) Use SQL Server 2012 SSAS installed in Tabular mode (to build a BISM). BI Semantic Models are PowerPivot models which are hosted on a SQL Server instance. This requires a full SQL Server licence, so it's certainly not cheap. However, here you have the greatest flexibility for resources, as you can use (control/monitor) the resouces of your server.
For more information see my deck on the BISM on SlideShare.