Starting Cognos Workspace

To get started with the product, you can open IBM® Cognos® Workspace in several ways.

By default, Cognos Workspace opens in the same browser window as IBM Cognos Connection. An administrator can change this behavior to open Cognos Workspace in a separate window. For more information, see the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Administration and Security Guide.

Tip: To return to the previous application after you start Cognos Workspace, click the Return icon

in the application bar.

You can start Cognos Workspace with the following methods:

From the IBM Cognos Software Welcome page by clicking Create workspaces on the web.
From IBM Cognos Connection by clicking the New workspace icon in the application bar.
In a web browser by entering the URL for Cognos Workspace. The default URL is http://computer_name/ibmcognos/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=icd. Alternatively, you might be required to enter a URL that your administrator provides.
By clicking the hyperlinked name of an existing workspace object from IBM Cognos Connection.
From the Launch menu in Cognos Connection and IBM Cognos Administration.
From a workspace that is listed in the search results in Cognos Connection.