You can move content from IBM Cognos Series 7 to IBM Cognos 8. For a list of supported versions, see the IBM Cognos Customer Service Center (http://www.ibm.com/software/data/support/cognos_crc.html). If you are using a version of IBM Cognos Series 7 that is not supported for migrating to IBM Cognos 8, you must first upgrade the software and data to a supported version of IBM Cognos Series 7. Moving other IBM Cognos Series 7 content to IBM Cognos 8 is considered a migration.
You can move the following types of content to IBM Cognos 8:
IBM Cognos Series 7 Web-based content, such as the following:
PowerPlay Web Explorer reports
Upfront content, such as NewsBoxes and NewsIndexes
Impromptu Web Reports content, such as events, schedules, and Impromptu reports and catalogs that are published in Impromptu Web Reports as reports
PowerPlay Windows reports
Impromptu reports and catalogs from Windows
Architect models from Windows
Transformer PowerCubes, including user class views and user classes from models with secured cubes
If you have published PowerPlay Web reports to IBM Cognos Connection, either the ReportNet version or the IBM Cognos 8 version, you can continue to open the PowerPlay Web reports in PowerPlay Web Explorer or you can upgrade the PowerPlay Web reports to IBM Cognos 8 Analysis.
Transformer allows you to place security objects from different namespaces within a single custom view. IBM Cognos 8 supports multiple namespaces for securing PowerCubes, but only to verify content when migrating from IBM Cognos Series 7 security to an alternate security provider. You cannot deploy PowerCubes that are secured against multiple namespaces in IBM Cognos 8. After verifying the content in the model, you must associate a single namespace with each PowerCube. For more information about deploying PowerCubes, see the Transformer User Guide. For information about upgrading IBM Cognos Series 7 content to IBM Cognos 8 Transformer, see Upgrading Transformer Models and PowerCubes.
If you are moving content from IBM Cognos Series 7, you must install the IBM Cognos migration tools to upgrade your IBM Cognos Series 7 content to IBM Cognos 8.
You can download the migration tools or you can request a CD. For more information, go to the IBM Cognos Customer Service Center (http://www.ibm.com/software/data/support/cognos_crc.html). The documentation for installing and using the tools is included with the tools.
To upgrade PowerPlay reports that are published to IBM Cognos Connection, after you install the migration tools, you must enable the options to allow users to open the IBM Cognos Series 7 reports in Report Studio or Analysis Studio. You use IBM Cognos Connection to enable the options. For more information, see the Administration and Security Guide.