Deploying Cognos Portlets to Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portal 10.3

You can deploy Cognos® portlets to the Oracle WebCenter Interaction portal server so that end users can add the portlets to their pages.

You must have already installed the Oracle WebCenter Interaction Development Kit for Java™. For more information on download instructions, refer to your Oracle documentation.

You can deploy the following portlets:

  • Cognos Content portlets

    This group includes IBM® Cognos Navigator, IBM Cognos Search, IBM Cognos Viewer

  • IBM Cognos Extended Applications portlets

    This group includes the IBM Cognos Extended Applications portlet.

  • IBM Cognos Metric Studio

    This group includes the IBM Cognos Metric List, IBM Cognos History Chart, IBM Cognos Impact Diagram, and IBM Cognos Custom Diagram portlets.

Before you start deploying the Cognos portlets, ensure that IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, including IBM Cognos Connection and Portal Services, is installed and configured.

For the IBM Cognos Extended Applications portlet, IBM Cognos Software Development Kit must also be installed. If IBM Cognos Software Development Kit is not installed or not available, the portal administrator should disable the IBM Cognos Extended Applications portlet after the Cognos portlet package file is imported. For more information, see Import the Cognos Portlet Package File.

For the IBM Cognos Metric Studio portlets, Metric Studio must also be installed. If Metric Studio is not installed or not available, the portal administrator should disable the IBM Cognos Metric Studio portlets after the Cognos portlet package file is imported. For more information, see Import the Cognos Portlet Package File.

You must first log on to the portal with administrator privileges.

The deployment process consists of the following tasks:

  • starting the remote server
  • importing the portlet package file
  • connecting to the remote server
  • customizing the content of Cognos portlets

After you deploy the portlets, you can configure security for your WebCenter Interaction environment Configuring Security for Portal Services.

For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

  • Start the Remote Server
    The remote server is an IBM Cognos Web application that serves as an interface between the core IBM Cognos components and the WebCenter Interaction portal. The remote server application is the cps-wci.war file installed with IBM Cognos Business Intelligence in the c10_location\cps\oracle\gadgets directory.
  • Import the Cognos Portlet Package File
    During the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence installation, the Cognos portlet package file CognosOracleWCIPortletPackage.pte is installed as one of the WebCenter Interaction components.
  • Connect to the Remote Server
    The remote server must be configured and started before you can connect to it.
  • Customize the Content of Cognos Portlets
    You can define the default content and appearance of portlets. When you customize a portlet instance, the settings become the default for all users who view this instance.
Parent topic: Cognos portlet use with other portals