Managing data collection

When you create, schedule, or run an index update, you can specify that data is collected. If you choose to collect data, you will want to review the default settings that control how data is collected. For example, you may want to set the page size or the maximum number of prompt values to collect.

Procedure

  1. In IBM Cognos Administration, on the Index Search tab, click Index, then click General.
  2. Under Data Values Collection, review the following settings.
    Table 1. Data values collection settings for updating indexes

    Setting

    Description

    Page size

    Specifies the number of children of a category to request from the report server in one request. For example, if a dimension in a dimensional data source like a cube has 10000 child categories, groups of 1000 are requested until all levels are retrieved.

    The default value is 1000.

    Maximum prompt values

    Specifies the maximum number of prompt values to collect.

    The default value is 5000.

  3. Click Save.

Results

Your changes take effect during the next index update.