Configuring Cognos Transformer to use HTTP

Configure the Cognos® Transformer to use the IBM® HTTP Server that operates with the IBM Connections deployment.

1. Set the JAVA_HOME variable:
   1. Navigate to the WAS_install_root/bin directory.
      For example:

      • IBM AIX or Linux: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin
      • Microsoft Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\bin
   2. Run the following command:
      • AIX or Linux: setupCmdLine.sh
      • Windows: setupCmdLine.bat
2. (AIX or Linux) Set environment variables to point to the Cognos BI Server’s /bin directory by running the following command:

   By default, the Transformer’s environment variables point to its own directory, so you must change them to point to the BI Server’s directory.

   • AIX: export LIBPATH=/opt/IBM/CognosBI/bin64/
   • Linux: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/IBM/CognosBI/bin64/
3. Start the Cognos Configuration Tool:
   1. Navigate to the /bin directory of the Cognos Transformer installation directory.
      For example:

      • AIX, Linux: /opt/IBM/CognosTF/bin/
      • Windows: C:\COG_ROOT\Transformer\bin
   2. Start the Cognos Configuration tool by running the following command:
      • AIX, Linux: ./cogconfig.sh
      • Windows: cogconfigw.exe
4. Expand Local Configuration > Environment and edit the URLs for the following properties by removing any reference to ports 908x and replacing them with port 80:
   Attention: The URLs must be updated to point to the HTTP server's host name and port number. The port number must be included even if it's the standard port 80.
   • Gateway Settings

     In this section, change only the Gateway URI attribute.

   • Other URI Settings

     In this section, change only the Dispatcher URI for external applications attribute.

5. Save your changes.
6. Exit the Cognos Configuration tool.

   You do not need to restart the Transformer component.