An import deployment specification defines the
content that must be imported.
For
information about importing content in a multitenant IBM® Cognos® BI
environment, see Tenant content deployment.
Procedure
- In the target environment, open IBM Cognos Connection.
- Click Launch, IBM Cognos
Administration.
- On the Configuration tab, click Content
Administration.
- On the toolbar, click the New Import icon
. The New
Import wizard appears.
- In the Deployment archive box, click
the deployment archive that you want to import.
- Type the password that was used to encrypt the content,
and click OK and then Next.
- Type a unique name and an optional description and a screen
tip for the deployment specification, select the folder where you
want to save it, and click Next.
- Select the content that you want to include in the import.
Tip: To ensure that the required target entries
exists in the target content store, click the edit button
next to the package,
and check the location. If you want, you can change the target location
now.
- Select the options that you want, along with your conflict
resolution choice for options that you select.
- In the Specify the general options page,
select whether to include access permissions and references to namespaces
other than IBM Cognos, and who should own the
entries after they are imported in the target environment.
- Specify the Recording Level for
the deployment history. For more information, see Recording Deployment Details.
- Click Next.
- Review the summary information and click Next.
- Select how to run the import deployment specification:
- To run now or later, click Save and run once and
click Finish. Specify the time and date for
the run. Then click Run. Review the run time
and click OK.
- To schedule at a recurring time, click Save and schedule and
click Finish. Then, select frequency, start
and end dates, and click OK.
Tip: To
temporarily disable the schedule, select the
Disable the
schedule check box. To view the schedule status, see
Manage Scheduled Activities.
- To save without scheduling or running, click Save only then
click Finish.
When you run the import, you
have the option of selecting to upgrade the report specification.
If you choose not to upgrade the deployment specification at this
time, you can upgrade it later. For more information, see Upgrading report specifications.
