Automating Tasks

Virtually everything you can do with the product, you can achieve using the appropriate API, URL interface, or command line tool, as illustrated in the table below.

Goal and document	Automation interface	User interface
Begin basic reporting with the IBM® Cognos® Software Development Kit. For information, see the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Getting Started Guide.	BI Bus API	Report Studio
Modify a model, or republish it to UNIX or Microsoft Windows operating systems. For information, see the IBM Cognos Framework Manager Developer Guide and IBM Cognos Framework Manager User Guide.	Script Player tool	Framework Manager
Modify an unpublished model using the updateMetadata and queryMetadata methods. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	BI Bus API	Framework Manager
Retrieve the query items available in the published package using the getMetadata method. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	BI Bus API	IBM Cognos Connection
Grant capabilities to users. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	BI Bus API	IBM Cognos Connection Server Administration
Administer and implement security. For information, see the t IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	BI Bus API	IBM Cognos Connection Server Administration
Run, view, and edit reports through a hyperlink in an HTML page. Use URLs to view, edit, and run reports. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	URL Interface	IBM Cognos Viewer Query Studio Report Studio
Manipulate objects in the content store. Manage content manager. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	BI Bus API	IBM Cognos Connection Query Studio Report Studio Framework Manager
Administer reports. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	BI Bus API	IBM Cognos Connection
Administer servers and manage dispatchers. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	BI Bus API	IBM Cognos Connection Server Administration
Modify or author reports. For information, see the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide.	BI Bus API and report specification	Report Studio
Modify the functionality of IBM Cognos software. For information, see Performing tasks in IBM Cognos BI using URLs.	URL Interface	IBM Cognos Connection Report Studio Query Studio