Series 7 Reports in IBM Cognos Connection

When you run a Series 7 report, the report runs in the Series 7 application used to create it.

The contents of the Series 7 NewsIndex appears at the bottom of the page in Public Folders. The contents of your Series 7 personal NewsBox appears at the bottom of the page in My Folders.

Alternatively, PowerPlay® 7.3 or later can be configured to use IBM Cognos Connection rather than Upfront as a portal. However, if you are accessing content from other IBM Cognos applications or versions previous to PowerPlay 7.3, the administrator may still depend on the Upfront portal.

When you access Series 7 entries from IBM Cognos Connection, consider the following things:

• If the Series 7 namespace and the IBM Cognos BI namespace are different, you must log on to both. Otherwise, you cannot see content in both areas.
• If you log off when you are in Upfront, you can no longer access Series 7 entries in IBM Cognos Connection. Always log off in IBM Cognos Connection.
• If you belong to several Series 7 user classes, you are unable to select a different user class when you access Upfront through IBM Cognos Connection.
• If you use an Upfront theme other than standard70, an error message may appear when you click the More link in the Actions column. You cannot access Series 7 entries.
• If you want to cut, copy, and paste Series 7 entries, use the More link in the Actions column, and then use the Upfront toolbar.
• If you perform a search in IBM Cognos Connection, the Series 7 entries are not included in the search.
• You cannot combine IBM Cognos version 10.1 entries and Series 7 entries in a single folder or NewsBox.

For information about working with Series 7 entries in Upfront, see the IBM Cognos Series 7 Web Portal User Guide.