Configure HTTP manually for Cognos Transformer

If the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence server runs on IBM AIX or Linux and does not provide a graphical user interface, we can configure HTTP settings manually.

We can configure HTTP by adding a component to the Cognos Transformer’s cogstartup.xml file and then customizing it for the deployment.

See Cognos information center.

1. On the computer where you installed Cognos Business Intelligence, navigate to the /configuration directory within the installation location of the Transformer component (specified by the cognos.transformer.install.path property in the cognos-setup.properties file); for example:

   • IBM AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/Cognos/configuration

   • Windows: C:.(x86)\IBM\Cognos\configuration

2. Make a backup copy of the cogstartup.xml file.

3. Open the working copy of the cogstartup.xml file for editing.

4. In the file, locate the following parameters and update their URI port references from 90xx to port 80: I

   In this file, the URLs must be updated to point to the HTTP server's host name and port number. The port number must be included even if it's the standard port 80.

   <crn:parameter name=

   • gateway

   • sdk

   After the changes, those parameters should look like the ones that follow:

    <crn:parameter name="gateway">
   
   <crn:value xsi:type="xsd:anyURI">http://cognos.myco.com:80/cognos/servlet/dispatch</crn:value>
   
   </crn:parameter>
   
   <crn:parameter name="sdk">
   
   <crn:value xsi:type="xsd:anyURI">http://cognos.myco.com:80/cognos/servlet/dispatch</crn:value>
   
   </crn:parameter>

5. Save and close the file.

6. Validate the modified file: ... ./cogconfig.sh -config

   1. Set the path as shown for the operating system:

      • AIX: LIBPATH=Cognos_BI_Server_install_path/bin64

      • Linux: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=Cognos_BI_Server_install_path/bin64

      • Windows: PATH=Cognos_BI_Server_install_path/bin64;%PATH%

   2. Set JAVA_HOME to the WAS_install_path/java directory.

   3. Run the configuration script:

      • AIX or Linux: ./cogconfig.sh -config

      • Windows: cogconfig.bat -config

   4. Check the Cognos_Transformer_install_path/logs/cogconfig_response.csv file for a success message.

   We do not need to restart the Transformer component.

Parent topic:
Configure Cognos Transformer to use HTTP