After Cognos 8 is installed and configured, you can deploy Cognos 8 Go! Office to client workstations.
Use the following checklist to guide you through the deployment process:
| | Install .NET Framework and Cognos 8 Go! Office. |
| | Set the macro security level for Microsoft Office XP, if required. |
| | Test Cognos 8 Go! Office. |
To install Microsoft .NET Framework and Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office, you run a setup.exe file from a central LAN location. The file installs and updates your Microsoft .NET Framework, installs the Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) that are required by Microsoft Office, and installs the Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office components.
When you install Microsoft .NET Framework in a non-English operating system, Microsoft .NET error messages, shortcuts, and utilities appear in English.
For a language other than English, you can apply the Microsoft .NET Framework Language Pack to view error messages, shortcuts, and utilities in your language. For example, if your operating system is French and you installed Microsoft .NET Framework, you must also apply Microsoft .NET French Language Pack. You can download .NET Framework Version 2.0 Language Pack from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/.
Before you update and install components, ensure that you
have administrative privileges on the computer
uninstalled the previous version of Cognos 8 Go! Office
have the appropriate license to use Cognos 8 Go! Office
From the LAN location, run the setup.exe file.
The installation wizard checks whether Microsoft .NET Framework is installed.
If the Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office Setup dialog box shows the License Agreement page for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, click Accept.
In the Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office Setup dialog box, click Install.
If Microsoft .NET Framework is being installed, a progress dialog appears while the files are downloaded from the Microsoft download Web site and then installed. This may take several minutes.
A progress dialog appears while the shared add-in support update for Microsoft .NET Framework is installed. When the update is complete, the Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office setup Wizard appears.
In the Welcome to the Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office Setup Wizard page of the Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office window, click Next.
In the License Agreement page, select I Agree and then click Next.
In the Select Installation Folder page, do the following:
Select the installation directory that you used for the old version, such as C:\Program Files\Cognos\Cognos Office\.
Select Everyone.
When you select Everyone, all users who log on to the computer will see Cognos 8 in the toolbar of the Microsoft Office products. If you select Just Me, only the user who installed Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office will see Cognos 8 in the toolbar.
Click Next.
If a dialog box appears, advising you to uninstall a previous version, follow the prompts and uninstall the previous version, and then resume the installation.
In the Confirm Installation page, click Next.
The wizard installs the Cognos 8 Go! Office components.
In the Installation Complete page, click Close.
For Microsoft Office XP applications to run Cognos 8 Go! Office, you must set your macro security level to an appropriate level. You must set this for Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Word, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
Open your Microsoft Office XP application.
From the Tools menu, click Macros, and then click Security.
Choose whether to change the security level or the trusted publishers.
On the Security Level tab, click Medium or Low, and then click OK
On the Trusted Publishers tab, select Trust all installed add-ins or templates, and then click OK.
You can test the installation of the client components by starting Cognos 8 Go! Office. Cognos 8 Go! Office starts automatically when users start Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, or Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or when users open a Microsoft Office file or template.
Start Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Word, or Microsoft Office PowerPoint or open a Microsoft Office document, workbook, or presentation.
Confirm that Cognos 8 appears in the toolbar.
If Cognos 8 is not in the toolbar, from the View menu, click Toolbars, Cognos 8 for Microsoft Office.
To show the action pane, click Cognos 8 in the toolbar.
The Cognos 8 for Office pane appears on the right-hand side of the window. It includes a link to Cognos 8 Go! Office.
