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Chapter 4: Deploy Cubes and Reports 37 PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration 37 Connect to a Server 38 Discover Servers 39 Folders and Collections 39 Add a Folder 40 Add a Collection 40 Cubes and Reports 40 Add a Cube or Report 41 Add a Mirror Reference 41 Update Reports to Reference Remote Cubes 42 Move or Copy a Cube or Report 42 Remove a Cube or Report 43 Set the PDF Layout Style 43 Add Custom Buttons 44 Add Dimension Line Information to an Exported CSV File 45 Add a Title 45 Restrict Embedded HTML Tags in Report Titles 45 Search for a Cube or Report 46 Move Cube and Report NewsItems from Upfront to Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 46 Web Reports 49 Test a Connection 49 Publish to Upfront 49 Publish to Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 51 Publish a Report as a Link in Upfront 52 Notify Upfront Users About an Updated Cube 52 Show a Table of Contents 53 Disable a Table of Contents 53 Enable Preference Settings 54 Customize the PowerPlay Web Viewer Modify Report Page 54 Specify a URL 55 Improve Web Performance 57 Set Export PDF Preferences 58 Include Explain Drill Links in a Report 59 Embed Fonts in a Report 59 Chapter 5: Provide Drill-through Access 61 General Drill Through Considerations 61 Set Up Drill-through Targets in Transformer 62 Drill Through to Third Party OLAP Sources 63 Drill Through from Cube to Cube 64 Enable Drill Through to Cubes 64 Set Up Drill-through Access to a Target in a NewsBox 64 Drill Through to Cognos Query 65 Design Queries as Drill-through Targets 66 Save a Drill-through Target in Cognos Query 66 Enable Drill Through to Cognos Query 66 Drill Through to Impromptu Web Reports 67 Enable Drill Through to Impromptu Web Reports 67 Drill Through to Impromptu 68 Drill Through to Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 68 Create a Folder for Target Reports 68 Set the Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 Environment 69 Select Filters for the Target Report 69 Create the Target Report 70 Disable Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 Drill Through Assistance 70 4 Cognos PowerPlay (R)
Chapter 6: Audit Server Activity 71 Enable Auditing 72 Set Up an Audit Database 72 Restore the Sample Backup Database 72 Set Up a Connection String to the Audit Database 73 PPESAuditFileProcessor Utility 73 Use the Sample Audit Reports 74 Understand the Sample Audit Reports 74 Understand the Audit Database 75 Dispatcher Table 76 Session Table 77 Request Table 77 Administration Source Table 78 User Source Table 78 Dimension Usage Table 78 Level Usage Table 79 Measure Usage Table 79 Appendix A: Context Help 81 Server Properties (General tab) 81 Server Properties (Settings tab) 81 Options 81 Audit Log Generator 83 PowerPlay Web Explorer 83 PowerPlay Web Viewer 84 Publishing 84 Cube Properties (General tab) 84 Report Properties (General tab) 85 Folder Properties (General tab) 85 Folder, Cube, and Report Properties (Settings tab) 86 Options 86 Process Control 88 Publishing 89 Authentication 90 Display 90 Drill Through 95 Connect to Server 97 Set Server Password 97 Set Security 98 Search 98 Select Mirror References 98 Title 99 Shortcut 99 Rename 99 Appendix B: Batch Administration 101 The ppadmtool Program 101 Name 101 Synopsis 101 Description 103 Conventions 103 Options 103 Appendix C: Managing Temporary Files 109 Temporary File Modes 109 Temporary File Access Configuration 109 Configuring Mirrored Servers and Cubes 110 Fetch Temporary Files 110 Enterprise Server Guide 5
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Chapter 4: Deploy Cubes and Reports 37<br />
PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration 37<br />
Connect to a Server 38<br />
Discover Servers 39<br />
Folders and Collections 39<br />
Add a Folder 40<br />
Add a Collection 40<br />
Cubes and Reports 40<br />
Add a Cube or Report 41<br />
Add a Mirror Reference 41<br />
Update Reports to Reference Remote Cubes 42<br />
Move or Copy a Cube or Report 42<br />
Remove a Cube or Report 43<br />
Set the PDF Layout Style 43<br />
Add Custom Buttons 44<br />
Add Dimension Line Information to an Exported CSV File 45<br />
Add a Title 45<br />
Restrict Embedded HTML Tags in Report Titles 45<br />
Search for a Cube or Report 46<br />
Move Cube and Report NewsItems from Upfront to Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 46<br />
Web Reports 49<br />
Test a Connection 49<br />
Publish to Upfront 49<br />
Publish to Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 51<br />
Publish a Report as a Link in Upfront 52<br />
Notify Upfront Users About an Updated Cube 52<br />
Show a Table of Contents 53<br />
Disable a Table of Contents 53<br />
Enable Preference Settings 54<br />
Customize the PowerPlay Web Viewer Modify Report Page 54<br />
Specify a URL 55<br />
Improve Web Performance 57<br />
Set Export PDF Preferences 58<br />
Include Explain Drill Links in a Report 59<br />
Embed Fonts in a Report 59<br />
Chapter 5: Provide Drill-through Access 61<br />
General Drill Through Considerations 61<br />
Set Up Drill-through Targets in Transformer 62<br />
Drill Through to Third Party OLAP Sources 63<br />
Drill Through from Cube to Cube 64<br />
Enable Drill Through to Cubes 64<br />
Set Up Drill-through Access to a Target in a NewsBox 64<br />
Drill Through to Cognos Query 65<br />
Design Queries as Drill-through Targets 66<br />
Save a Drill-through Target in Cognos Query 66<br />
Enable Drill Through to Cognos Query 66<br />
Drill Through to Impromptu Web Reports 67<br />
Enable Drill Through to Impromptu Web Reports 67<br />
Drill Through to Impromptu 68<br />
Drill Through to Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 68<br />
Create a Folder for Target Reports 68<br />
Set the Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 Environment 69<br />
Select Filters for the Target Report 69<br />
Create the Target Report 70<br />
Disable Cognos ReportNet or Cognos 8 Drill Through Assistance 70<br />
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