Change the behavior when you copy objects

By default, when you copy objects to a new location, the copied object completely overwrites the existing object, including any links for the object.

For example, you have a report in Folder A and it is linked to a package in Folder A. You have the same report in Folder B, but that report is linked to a package in Folder B. If you copy the report to Folder B, the copied report will still link to the package in Folder A.

You can change this behavior so that copied objects assume the links of an object they are replacing.

For example, to be able to replace reports in a folder and have the reports take on the links of the existing report, you can change the copy behavior.

Procedure

  1. Open the system.xml file in an XML editor.

    This file is in the c10_location/templates/ps directory.

  2. Add the following string: 
    <param name="updateTargetObjectWhenOverwrite">true</param>
  3. Save and close the file.
  4. Restart the IBM® Cognos® service.
Parent topic: Customizing IBM Cognos Connection