You can open IBM Cognos Series 7 models with secured cubes in Transformer version 8.x, and upgrade the IBM Cognos Series 7 user class views and user classes for use in IBM Cognos 8.
If you want to move to an IBM Cognos 8 supported authentication provider other than Access Manager, you can do this over time.
When you open the IBM Cognos Series 7 secured model in Transformer version 8.x, you can choose to:
Import the IBM Cognos Series 7 user class views associated with the model, but not the user classes.
Choose this option when you want to maintain the view operations applied in the IBM Cognos Series 7 user class views but not use an IBM Cognos Series 7 namespace with the custom views, or if you do not intend to expose IBM Cognos Series 7 as an available namespace configured in IBM Cognos 8.
Note: Prior to building and using the Transformer version 8.x cube in any of the IBM Cognos 8 Web studios, you will need to associate new security objects to the upgraded custom views.
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 8. The unique identifier that locates the user class in Access Manager is converted to an IBM Cognos 8 identifier, and this process will not be successful if you use this option with a different IBM Cognos Series 7 namespace.
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 configured in the IBM Cognos 8 namespace.
From the 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 Transformer, click Open from the File menu.
In the Import model with IBM Cognos Series 7 user class view dialog box, select the appropriate security import option and click Next.
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.
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.
Click Finish.
For PowerCubes that are in development and transitioning from an IBM Cognos 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 8. 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 Publish a PowerCube.