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Import the IBM Cognos Series 7 user class views and user classes associated
with the model.
Choose this option when you want to maintain the view operations applied in
the user class views and use the IBM Cognos Series 7 user classes, or if you
want to transition to an alternate security provider but need to maintain the IBM
Cognos Series 7 user class objects to ensure the transition is carried out correctly.
This option requires you to configure the IBM Cognos Series 7 security on
which the upgraded model was designed as an available namespace in IBM
Cognos. The unique identifier that locates the user class in Access Manager is
converted to an IBM Cognos identifier, and this process will not be successful if
you use this option with a different Series 7 namespace.
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discard all existing custom views and security objects
Choose this option when you plan to create new custom views and use only the
security objects currently available in the configured namespaces.
Procedure
1. From the Cognos Transformer Welcome page, click Open a model , browse to
the location of the IBM Cognos Series 7 secured model, select the model and
click
Open .
Tip: If you are already in Cognos Transformer, click Open from the File menu.
2. In the Import model with IBM Cognos Series 7 user class view dialog box,
select the appropriate security import option and click Next .
3. If you selected Import user class views and user classes from the model , in
the Logon dialog box, select the appropriate namespace and then log on with
your user ID and password.
4.
In the Available namespace(s) box, select the namespace used to secure the
IBM Cognos Series 7 cube.
Tip: If the namespace does not appear in the list, click Logon As to select and
log on to the namespace.
5. Click Finish .
Results
For PowerCubes that are in development and transitioning from a Series 7
namespace to an alternate security provider, you can associate all the applicable
namespaces on the
Data Source tab of the PowerCube property sheet. This option
is intended only for the testing of migration, and requires that the modeler or
administrator log on to all the applicable namespaces prior to accessing the
PowerCube package in IBM Cognos. Failing to log on to all applicable namespaces
will result in an inaccurate view of the data. This feature is not supported for the
deployment of cubes for end users.
For information about PowerCube data source properties, see “Publishing
PowerCubes” on page 162.
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