You can move content from Cognos Series 7 to Cognos 8. For a list of supported versions, see the Cognos Global Customer Services Web site (http://support.cognos.com). If you are using a version of Cognos Series 7 that is not supported for migrating to Cognos 8, you must first upgrade the software and data to a supported version of Cognos Series 7. Moving other Cognos Series 7 content to Cognos 8 is considered a migration.
You can move the following types of content to Cognos 8:
Cognos Series 7 Web-based content, such as PowerPlay Web Explorer reports, from Windows and UNIX
PowerPlay Windows reports
Upfront content, such as NewsBoxes and NewsIndexes, from Windows and UNIX
Impromptu reports and catalogs from Windows
Impromptu Web Reports content, such as events, schedules, and Impromptu reports and catalogs that are published in Impromptu Web Reports as reports
Architect models from Windows
Transformer PowerCubes, including user class views and user classes from models with secured cubes
If you have published PowerPlay Web reports to Cognos Connection, either the ReportNet version or the Cognos 8 version, you can continue to open the PowerPlay Web reports in PowerPlay Web Explorer or you can upgrade the PowerPlay Web reports to Cognos 8 Analysis.
Transformer allows you to place security objects from different namespaces within a single custom view. Cognos 8 supports multiple namespaces for securing PowerCubes, but only to verify content when migrating from Cognos Series 7 security to an alternate security provider. You cannot deploy PowerCubes that are secured against multiple namespaces in Cognos 8. After verifying the content in the model, you must associate a single namespace with each PowerCube. For more information, see the Transformer User Guide. For information about upgrading Series 7 content to Cognos 8 Transformer, see Upgrading Transformer Models and PowerCubes.
If you are moving content from Cognos Series 7, you must install the Cognos migration tools to upgrade your Cognos Series 7 content to Cognos 8.
You can download the migration tools or you can request a CD. For more information, go to the Cognos Global Customer Services Web site (http://support.cognos.com). The documentation for installing and using the tools is included with the tools.
To upgrade PowerPlay reports that are published to Cognos Connection, after you install the migration tools, you must enable the options to allow users to open the Cognos Series 7 reports in Report Studio or Analysis Studio. You use Cognos Connection to enable the options. For more information, see the Administration and Security Guide.