You can change system-wide configuration settings by using the Global Configuration dialog box to do the following:
Add or remove support for language, content locale, or currency.
Map user locale settings to a content locale or to a product language.
Add fonts to the Cognos 8 environment.
Customize server settings.
The Global Configuration dialog box is available only for Cognos 8 and only on the computer where Content Manager is installed.
Important: If you change global settings on one Content Manager computer, you must make the same changes on the other Content Manager computers.
On the computer where you installed Content Manager, start Cognos Configuration.
From the Actions menu, click Edit Global Configuration.
Click the appropriate tab for the type of support that you want to add.
Type of support | Tab |
Language | Product Locales |
Content locale | Content Locales |
Currency | Currencies |
Click Add.
Tip: To remove support, select the check box next to the supported item and then click Remove. You must leave at least one locale in the product locale and content locale lists.
In the third column, type an appropriate value.
If the setting is not valid, an error icon appears in the second column. Move the cursor to the error icon to see the error message.
Repeat steps 3 to 5 for other types of support that you want to add.
If you add a currency code that is not supported by Cognos, you must manually add it to the i18n_res.xml file in the c8_location/bin/ directory. Copy this file to each Cognos 8 computer in your installation.
On the computer where you installed Content Manager, start Cognos Configuration.
From the Action menu, click Edit Global Configuration.
Choose whether to map report data or the user interface:
To map user locales to a specific locale for report data, on the Content Locale Mappings tab, click Add.
To map user locales to product locales for the user interface, on the Product Locale Mappings tab, click Add.
In the Key box, type the locale.
Tip: To specify the locale to use for a range of keys, use the wildcard character (*) with the Key value and then, in the Locale Mapping box, type the locale. For example, if you want all the German keys to use the German locale, type de* in the Key box and type de in the Locale Mapping box.
In the Locale Mapping box, type the locale to use.
If the setting is not valid, an error icon appears in the second column. Move the cursor to the error icon to see the error message.
Repeat steps 3 to 5 for other mappings you want to do.
On each Content Manager computer, start Cognos Configuration.
From the Actions menu, click Edit Global Configuration.
Click the Fonts tab.
Click Add.
Tip: To remove a font from the list of supported fonts, click the box next to the font name and then click Remove.
In the Supported Font Name box, type the font name and then click OK.
From the File menu, click Save.
All global fonts, including new fonts that you add, must be installed on all Cognos computers in your environment.
On each Content Manager computer, start Cognos Configuration.
From the Actions menu, click Edit Global Configuration.
Click the Server tab.
Click in the Value column for each property you want to change and specify the new value.
If you leave the Domain property under Cookie Settings blank, the dispatcher derives the domain from the host name of the request.
Click OK.