To Run cognos 10 from dispatcher URL and using oracle as database:

1. 2. 3. 4. Install Oracle with UTF-8 character set. Install Cognos Software with the recommended settings in the Program Files folder. Copy all the contents of webcontent into webapps/p2pd Create a user using sql plus say cstore and grant dba to it. (grant dba to cstore identified by cstore;) 5. Now go to Cognos Configuration. 6. Delete whatever default content is there under Content Manager and create a new one say CM with the following attributes: Type: Oracle database Database server and port number: localhost:1521 User id and password: cstore (Password as specified for cstore) Service name: Name of the oracle instance 7. Test the connection and start the services. 8. Copy the dispatcher URL from Environment (http://localhost:9300/p2pd/servlet/dispatch/ext) 9. Try running this URL. If images are not coming then remove the ext and try again. In case the dispatcher URL does not contain ext by default then add ext and run the URL.

Importing the sample packages:

1. Create schemas using sql plus for each user eg create GOSALES for GOSALES user and grant dba to all of them. 2. Copy the .dmp file to any location say C:/New_Folder (Do not copy all .dmp files at once. Import has to be done one by one) 3. Go to command prompt and execute the following command 4. Imp full=y file=C:/New_Folder/GOSALES.dmp 5. When prompted for user name and password enter the corresponding values. In this case its GOSALES Password: gosales 6. Similarly import all other databases as well.

Creating data source connections:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Start cognos connection. Go to Launch-IBM Cognos Administration-Configuration-Data Source Connections Click on New Data Source Enter the Data source connection name and click Next. Select Type as Oracle. Enter the Oracle instance name, check on User id, password and enter the user id and password for that oracle schema/user. 7. Test the connection.