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CoRePublisher

CoRePublisher at a glanceCognos Report Publisher

CoRePublisher Goal

Conditionally publish IBM Cognos 8.x/10.x reports to: CMS, Auditing, Versioning system

A folder or network share

An FTP server

Using a plugin architecture: To build your own plugins (via the CRP API)

In order to address any other target system which has an API

Targets

FTP Folder/Network Share

Smart Publications

Using Cognos metadata (added to the report): Burstkey

Prompt values

Report name

...

you can: Build dynamic conditions

Dynamically configure a target location

Map IBM Cognos metadata to for example MS SharePoint metadata columns

Demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jIVRRAsU2w

Advantages

Very small impact on the IBM Cognos System:– No SDK

– No direct access to the IBM Cognos Content Store

– Does not require changes to the IBM Cognos application tier

Very small impact on the SharePoint System:– No direct access to the MS SharePoint DB

– Does not require changes to the SharePoint application tier

Functionality of MS SharePoint is applicable on the published Cognos reports (views, custom metadata)

ROI is in automation

Achieved work per week (hours): 1

Total hours on a yearly basis: 52

Days on a yearly basis: 6,5

Cost FTE per day: 450 €

Nbr of FTE's doing these tasks: 1

Cost per year: 2.925 €

Manually publish reports outside Cognos Connection

Support & Training

User-friendly Support Center

On-Site Training for Administrators/End Users

Services

Experienced consultants in both IBM Cognos and our own software products

Custom implementations in addition of existing solutions

Aiming for a long term relationship and becoming a trusted partner

Contact

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