Behavior of References

It is important to understand that when you add object and file references to an application, they exist by reference only - as a shortcut that opens the original IBM® Cognos® TM1® object or file. Deleting a reference in an application is different from deleting the source TM1 object or file:

Deleting a reference from an application has no impact on the corresponding source TM1 object or file. Only the reference is deleted.
Deleting a source object in TM1 , or a file on disk, breaks any corresponding reference in an application, but does not delete the reference. The reference remains but is not functional if the source object or file is deleted.

One exception to the above is for uploaded file references. In this case, the file is actually copied to the IBM Cognos TM1 server . If you delete a reference to an uploaded file, TM1 deletes the uploaded copy of the file from the TM1 server .

For details on file references, see Adding File References to an Application