Starting Metric Studio

You can use a URL to quickly open a metric in IBM® Cognos® Metric Studio.

Use the following parameters to start Metric Studio with the parameterized URL method:

http://localhost/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=
portal/launch.xts&ui.
tool=MetricStudio&ui.action=new

Use the following parameters to start Metric Studio with the cognosLaunch method:

cognosLaunch('ui.gateway','http://localhost/ibmcognos/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi','ui.
tool','MetricStudio','ui.action','new')

The ui.object parameter is mandatory for both methods. However, if it is missing, you are prompted to select a package.

In addition to the mandatory parameters required, you can also use the following optional parameters:

ui.folder
Specifies the target folder. Acceptable values are the Content Manager search path or store ID. For more information, see Using Search Paths and Page IDs.
ui.backURL
Specifies the URI to open after you close the selected component.

IBM Cognos Application Firewall validation is enforced on URLs that contain this parameter. For more information see, URL Validation