External Repository data source connections
IBM® Cognos® software supports data source connections to external report repositories. You use the Report Repository connection to connect to a file system or an IBM FileNet® Content Manager repository.
You need to install, configure, and set up your IBM FileNet Content Manager repository before you create an External Repository data source connection.
You specify connection parameters when you create a data source or modify a data source connection. For more information, see Data Source Creation and Add or Modify a Data Source Connection.
IBM FileNet Content Manager connections
Use the information in the following table to specify the parameters required to create a connection to your IBM FileNet Content Manager repository.
For more information about creating data sources, see Creating a data source.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Repository Type | Select IBM FileNet Content Manager to connect to your external FileNet repository. |
| Repository CMIS URL | Enter the URL for the Filenet location using the format: http://<server_name>:portnumber/<FileNet CMIS_name>/resources/<FileNet_object store_name>/ For example: http://server1:9080/fncmis/resources/archive/ |
| Root path | Enter the location of the folder to store the archived content in FileNet. This location must already exist in FileNet. For example, you could have a folder in Filenet called report_repository. |
| Repository Connection Parameters | Optionally, enter parameters to append to the URL for the Driver class name. |
| Signon | Select the User ID check box. Select the Password checkbox. To create a user ID and password that automatically connects to the data source, click Create a signon that the Everyone group can use. Enter the User ID and then enter the password in the Password and Confirm password boxes. |
File system connections
You can create a data source connection to a file system after you configure the alias root in IBM Cognos Configuration. The alias root points to a file location on a local drive or network share.
Use the information in the following table to enter the parameters required when you create a data source connection to your file system repository.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Repository File System Root | Select the alias root. |
| Root path | This is an optional parameter, which is a subfolder of the alias root. To specify the root path, enter the subfolder location to store the archived content in your file system location. This location must already exist. For example, /sales. |
| Repository Connection Parameters | Optionally, enter parameters to append to the URL for the Driver class name. |