Cognos Framework Manager

Cognos 8 Multitiered Architecture

Cognos 8 has a multitiered architecture. It can be separated into three tiers:
web server, applications, and data. The tiers are based on business functions, and are typically separated by network firewall.

Cognos 8 Multitiered Architecture

Tier 1. Web Server contains one or more Cognos 8 gateways which is the typical source for web communications. Tier 2. Applications contains one or more Cognos 8 servers. A server runs requests such as reports, analyses, and queries, that are forwarded by a gateway. Components of Application tier include: Dispatcher operates services and routes requests. Content Manager manages storage of all application data such as report specifications, security, configurations etc Tier 3. Data contains content store and data sources. Content Store is a relational db that contains data that Cognos 8 needs to operate such as report specs, published packages, and data source connection information, etc Data Sources relational databases, dimensional cubes, files, or any other physical data stores that can be accessed through Cognos 8.

Cognos 8 User Interfaces

Query Studio

Report Studio

Cognos 8 has Web-based and Window-based interfaces. Web-based interfaces are: Cognos Connection is the web portal. It provides a single point of entry for querying, analyzing, and organizing data, and for creating reports, scorecards, and events. Query Studio used for ad hoc querying. Report Studio used to create, edit, and distribute wide range of professional reports. Analysis Studio used to explore, analyze, and compare dimensional data. Event Studio Metric Studio Window-based interfaces are: Framework Manager is the metadata modeling tool for creating and managing business-related metadata for use in Cognos 8 reporting and analysis. Transformer is the modeling tool for creating cubes for use in both Cognos Series 7 and Cognos 8. Metric Manager Map Manager

Packages

Framework Manager
Framework Manager (FM) is the Cognos metadata modeling tool for creating and
managing business-related metadata for use in Cognos 8 reporting and analysis.

Objects you work with within Framework Manager: Projects contains models, packages, data sources, namespaces, and related
information for maintaining and sharing model information.

Model is the set of related dimensions, query subjects (i.e. tables), and other
objects required for one or more reporting applications.

Namespaces uniquely identifies an object. Package is a subset of dimensions, query subjects, and other objects defined in
a project. A package is what actually gets published to the Cognos portal for reporting and ad hoc querying.

Query Subject is a set of query items that have an inherent relationship. They
behave like tables in most cases.

Query Item is the data element that can be placed on a report.

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Framework Manager Architecture

Cognos 8 Portal where packages get published for reporting and ad hoc queryin.
Cognos 8 Portal

Framework Manager
Packages Packages Projects Packages Packages

Projects

Framework Manager

Projects

Data source(s) for Cognos

DB

Sample model in FM

Data Sources Package