Cognos ReportNetTM Installation and Configuration Guide

Chapter 4: Configuring ReportNet
Specify the Amount of Resources the ReportNet Service Uses
To improve performance in a distributed environment, you can change the amount of resources
that the ReportNet service uses by choosing a configuration template.
By default, the ReportNet service is configured to use minimal memory resources to optimize
startup time.
The ReportNet service is available only on the computers where you installed Content Manager
and the report server.
Steps
1. Start Cognos Configuration.
2. In the Explorer window, under Environment, ReportNet Service, right-click Cognos
ReportNet, and click Delete.
This deletes the default configuration template for the service.
3. Right-click ReportNet Service, and click New resource, Configuration.
4. Type a name for the service.
In Windows, the name you choose is used to register the service. You will see this name in
the list of services running on your computer. In UNIX, the name you choose is used as the
process identification number (pid). In both Windows and UNIX, if you don’t use the default
port number, the port number is appended to the service name.
5. In the Type box, click the configuration template to use:
• If you previously changed the default setting and now want to reduce the startup time,
memory footprint, and resources used, click Small configuration.
• If you want a balance between fast startup time and quick operating speeds, click
Medium configuration.
• If you want to maximize operating speeds and if performance is more important than
fast startup time, and if your computer has more resources, click Large configuration.
6. In the Properties window, edit the properties so that they are appropriate for your
environment.
7. From the File menu, click Save.
Change Global Settings
You change global settings
• to customize language support for the user interface
• to customize currency support
• to customize content locale support
• to map the language used in the product user interface
• to map content locales
• to add fonts to your ReportNet environment
By default, ReportNet ensures that all locales, which may come from different sources and in
various formats, use a normalized form. That means that all expanded locales conform to a
language and regional code setting.
Each computer has a default system locale and one user locale per user. The user locales may
be different from the default system locale.
Customize Language Support to the User Interface
Use the Product Languages table to add or remove the user interface language support. For
example, if you do not require a German user interface, you can remove the language from the
list.
Before you can add language support to the user interface, you must use the Cognos
Localization Development Kit to translate the strings that appear in the ReportNet user interface.
You must also install the language files on all computers in your distributed installation. For more
information, contact your Cognos support representative.
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