[DOCS-11686] Adding Cognos to Connect BI Tools page Created: 10/May/18  Updated: 29/Jan/20  Resolved: 16/Nov/18

Status: Closed
Project: Documentation
Component/s: BI Connector
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Task Priority: Major - P3
Reporter: Dana Groce Assignee: Steve Renaker (Inactive)
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 0
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 Description   

Hi Docs team,

 

We'd like to include instructions for connecting from IBM Cognos to BI Connector. They have certified the BI Connector for their platform. seth.payne@mongodb.com will provide support.

 

Thanks.
 



 Comments   
Comment by Jonathan DeStefano [ 12/Sep/18 ]

Hi dana.groce,

The web version of Cognos does not support ODBC. Steve and I are unable to track down a working download of the Cognos developer/desktop application. We tried this URL (both Download Director and HTTP methods), but we just receive an error (see attached screenshot 2018-07-18, I tried again today to be sure).

I also read something about getting Cognos from IBM's Passport Advantage service. When I logged into that with my IBM account I was prompted for a "Site number" and "Business justification" which I do not know (see attached passport-advantage.png). Do we have a company or "Business Partner" passport advantage account I can try?

To unblock this ticket, we need a Cognos installer or verified instructions on how to download Cognos.

Thanks & Regards,
Jon

Comment by Dana Groce [ 12/Sep/18 ]

Hi steve.renaker this is coming up with a customer now. How do we get the ticket unblocked? 

Comment by Dana Groce [ 18/Jul/18 ]

Hi steve.renaker seth.payne where is the Cognos documentation?

Comment by Seth Payne [ 17/Jul/18 ]

jonathan.destefano – LGTM

Comment by Bryan Reinero [ 09/Jul/18 ]

seth.payne I haven't used Cognos myself so I wouldn't be much help. The certification work we did with Nigel was trough his reporting of bugs in Jira.

Comment by Seth Payne [ 02/Jul/18 ]

bryan.reinero – any guidance here?  I haven't had a chance to dig into Cognos quite yet.

Comment by Steve Renaker (Inactive) [ 02/Jul/18 ]

cc: dana.groce

Which version of Cognos are we talking about here? As far as I can tell the only trial version available is the one that runs in a web browser and only accepts local data files as input (.csv files and such), which isn't compatible with BI Connector. https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

There's something called Cognos Business Intelligence Developer Edition which claims to have a desktop version, but I couldn't find any way to download it. 

If anyone has a link to a trial version of the desktop edition, please let me know.

 

Comment by Dana Groce [ 10/May/18 ]

https://docs.mongodb.com/bi-connector/master/client-applications/

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