Automating Tasks
| Goal and document |
Automation interface |
User interface |
|---|---|---|
| Begin basic reporting with the IBM® Cognos® Software Development Kit. For information, see the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Getting Started Guide. |
BI Bus API |
Report Studio |
| Modify a model, or republish it to UNIX or Microsoft Windows operating systems. For information, see the IBM Cognos Framework Manager Developer Guide and IBM Cognos Framework Manager User Guide. |
Script Player tool |
Framework Manager |
| Modify an unpublished model using the updateMetadata and queryMetadata methods. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
BI Bus API |
Framework Manager |
| Retrieve the query items available in the published package using the getMetadata method. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
BI Bus API |
IBM Cognos Connection |
| Grant capabilities to users. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
BI Bus API |
IBM Cognos Connection Server Administration |
| Administer and implement security. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
BI Bus API |
IBM Cognos Connection Server Administration |
| Run, view, and edit reports through a hyperlink in an HTML page. Use URLs to view, edit, and run reports. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
URL Interface |
IBM Cognos Viewer Query Studio Report Studio |
| Manipulate objects in the content store. Manage content manager. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
BI Bus API |
IBM Cognos Connection Query Studio Report Studio Framework Manager |
| Administer reports. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
BI Bus API |
IBM Cognos Connection |
| Administer servers and manage dispatchers. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
BI Bus API |
IBM Cognos Connection Server Administration |
| Modify or author reports. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. |
BI Bus API and report specification |
Report Studio |
| Modify the functionality of IBM Cognos software. For information, see Performing tasks in IBM Cognos BI using URLs. |
URL Interface |
IBM Cognos Connection Report Studio Query Studio |