Creating a content store maintenance task

You can create a content store maintenance task.

Procedure

  1. In IBM Cognos Administration, on the Configuration tab, click Content Administration.
  2. Click the arrow on the new content maintenance button New content maintenance icon on the toolbar, and then click New Consistency Check.
  3. Type a name and, if you want, a description and screen tip, and click Next.
  4. Choose the consistency check that you want:
    • To check the content store for inconsistencies, click Internal references.
    • To run content maintenance on namespaces, click References to external namespaces and select the namespaces that you want.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Choose the action that you want:
    • To run the task now or later, click Save and run once and click Finish. Specify a time and date for the run. Click Find only or Find and fix, and then click Run. Review the run time and click OK.
    • To schedule the task at a recurring time, click Save and schedule and click Finish. Then, select frequency and start and end dates. Click Find only or Find and fix 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 the task without scheduling or running, click Save only and click Finish.