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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Import and run IBM Cognos reports
You must create and populate the Cognos dimensions tables and then import the report package to enable Tivoli Common Reporting for the monitoring agents.
If your reports are included with the report installer, see Import reports using the report installer.
If your reports are not included with the report installer, see Import reports through the Dashboard Application Services Hub.
For detailed report installation information, see the "Installing Tivoli Common Reporting" topic in the Jazz for Service Management Information Center .
- Run a prerequisites scan
The OS Agents Report Prerequisites Scanner report provided by the OS agents report package, allows you to check your system’s prerequisites for using the IBM Tivoli Monitoring OS Agent reporting solution and Tivoli Common Reporting. Run this health check report for an overview of your prerequisites and to verify that your dimensions tables are available.
- Connecting to the Tivoli Data Warehouse using the database client over ODBC
Cognos uses ODBC to connect to the database. It is important to first install a database client on the Tivoli Common Reporting server and have it connect to the Tivoli Data Warehouse. If your database and the Tivoli Common Reporting server are on the same computer, no database client is needed.
- Import reports through the Dashboard Application Services Hub
Use the Dashboard Application Services Hub user interface to import reports for the Tivoli Monitoring OS agents.
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Tivoli Common Reporting