Cognos ReportNetTM Installation and Configuration Guide

Appendix A: Manually Configuring ReportNet
You should now use a validating XML editor to validate your changes against the rules in the
crnstartup.xsd file, located in the crn_location/configuration.
Add a Component to Your Configuration
The crnstartup.xml file contains configuration settings used by ReportNet and by default
third-party components.You can change the components that ReportNet uses by copying XML
elements from sample files into the crnstartup.xml file. You can then edit the configuration
values to suit your environment.
For example, to use an Oracle database instead of a Microsoft SQL Server database for the
content store, you can use the ContentManager_language code.xml sample file to replace the
default database connection information.
ReportNet can use only one instance at a time of the following elements:
• the database for the content store
• a cryptographic provider
• a configuration template for the ReportNet service
You should be familiar the structure of XML files before you start editing them.
Steps
1. Go to the crn_location/configuration/samples directory.
2. Choose a sample file to open in an editor:
• To use Oracle or DB2 for the content store, open the
ContentManager_language_code.xml file.
• To use an authentication provider, open the Authentication_language_code.xml file.
• To use a third-party cryptographic provider, open the Cryptography_language_code.xml
file.
• To send log messages somewhere other than a file, open the
Logging_language_code.xml file.
• To use a medium or large template for the amount of resources the ReportNet process
uses, open the ReportNetService_language_code.xml file.
3. Copy the elements that you need.
Tip: Ensure that you copy the code including the start and end tags for the
element.
For example, look for the (Begin of) and (End of) comments:
...
4. Go to the crn_location/configuration directory.
5. Open the crnstartup.xml file in an editor.
6. Paste the code from the sample file to the crnstartup.xml file and replace the appropriate
element.
7. Change the values of these new elements to suit your environment.
For the element, don’t change the class attribute. You can change the name
attribute to suit your environment.
For example, if you use an Oracle database for the content store, change only the name
attribute to suit your environment.
8. Save and close the file.
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