Models and packages use corporate business rules to define and group the data to be used for business reporting.

A model is a data structure containing imported data from one or more data sources. Cognos 8 users responsible for data modeling use Framework Manager to create models.

The data modeler creates a package that defines a subset of data that is relevant to an intended group of users. For example, the data modeler may create a package that marketing managers use for information related to market research. The package can then be distributed to report authors by publishing it to the portal. When you run a report, the result set is defined by the data retrieval information defined in the package.

In Cognos Connection, you can manage packages the way you manage other entries. For example, you can organize packages in folders, create shortcuts to packages, and move or copy packages.

For more information about models and packages, see the Framework Manager User Guide.