Use the IBM Cognos Configuration tool to add the content
store object for the Content Manager item. This allows the Content
Manager to access and store data in the content store that was created
in the previous step.
About this task
To add the content store object:
Procedure
- Launch the IBM Cognos Configuration tool by clicking .
- In the left panel, click .
Note: The default database type is DB2.
To change the database type to MS SQL Server or Oracle, delete the
Content Store object by selecting the Content Store object, and clicking . Then, add a new Content Store object by selecting the Content Manager,
and clicking . Select the database type.
- In the right panel, change the content store Database name to the new database, RICM.
- In the User ID and password row,
click the content in the Value field, and then
click the Edit (
) icon.
- In the User ID and Password fields, type the username and password for the database, and click
the Save (
) icon.
- To verify that the database connection is working, in the
left pane, click Content Store. From the IBM
Cognos Configuration menu, click .
- Open a command prompt, and change the directory to C:\Program Files\IBM\RCPR\AppServer\bin.
- Run the command, startServer.bat RationalInsightServer
-profileName RationalInsight, to start the server.