Upgrade Report Specifications

If you did not upgrade report specifications when you ran the import wizard, you can upgrade them using the New Report Upgrade wizard.

Important: Do not upgrade your report specifications if you have SDK applications that create, modify, or save report specifications. You must first update your SDK applications to comply with the Cognos 8 report specifications schema. Otherwise, your SDK applications may not be able to access the upgraded report specifications. For information about upgrading report specifications, see the Cognos 8 Developer Guide.

Steps

1. Log on to Cognos Connection as an administrator with execute permissions for the Content Administration feature .

2. In the upper-right corner, click Launch, Cognos Administration.

3. On the Configuration tab, click Content Administration.

4. Click the arrow on the new content maintenance button  on the toolbar, and then click New Report Upgrade

5. Type a name for the upgrade task and, if you want, a description and screen tip. Click Next.

6. Select the packages and locations for the report specification you want to upgrade. Click Next.

   If you upgrade report specifications by package, all reports in the content store that are based on the model in the package will be upgraded. If you upgrade report specifications by folder, all reports in the folder will be upgraded.

7. Choose one of the following:

   • Save and run once opens the run with options page.

   • Save and schedule opens the scheduling tool.

   • Save only allows you to save the upgrade so that you can run it at a later time.