IBM Cognos TM1 bridge reference

Prerequisites, reference and parameter information about the IBM Cognos TM1 bridge.

About this bridge

The IBM Cognos TM1 bridge imports an XMI file that contains metadata about cubes, dimensions, views, and other objects from Cognos TM1, version 10.2.2.

Views are imported as BI reports. You can view data lineage for the assets in InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog.

The following types of metadata are imported and stored in the metadata repository of InfoSphere Information Server:

BI server: The name of the computer that hosts or will host the Cognos TM1 admin server is stored as a BI server asset. BI servers contain BI folders, which contain BI models.
BI models: BI models contain cubes and BI collections and cubes.
Cubes: Cubes contain BI reports and cube dimensions.
BI collections: BI collections contain BI collection members.

For detailed information on the metadata assets that are imported and other assets that they contain, see Business intelligence assets.

Prerequisites

To use the latest version of this bridge, you must install the prerequisite software: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044408

You must export definitions from Cognos TM1, version 10.2.2, to an XMI file.

Import parameters for the IBM Cognos TM1 bridge

XMI file: Browse to select an XMI file that contains definitions that were exported from Cognos TM1, version 10.2.2.