Cognos URL exposing and Integration to IBM Mashup

[BenIrvineUK]

Hi all,

I'm not sure if this if the correct place to post this question but here goes -

I am currently trying to integrate a cognos report with the IBM mashup center. To do this I need to get at the URL to the cognos report. Whilst following the 'Using URLS in Cognos 8' guide it mentions that the basic URL format for accessing cognos reports is:

http://<server-name>/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/launch.xts&

(Format A)

This is the base URL that parameters (such as ui.tool= etc) are appended to. The documentation then mentions that this URL structure is the same as used in the Cognos Connection however when I browse to my Cognos reports homepage (and subsequent pages) my URL begins like this:

http://<server-name>/p2pd/servlet/dispatch?b_action=cognosViewer&ui.action=run

(Format B)

I have tried stripping the parameters from the Cognos viewer url and inserting them into the Format A URL using the guidelines from the pdf but I cannot get the link to work. I get an Apache Tomcat HTTP Status 500 - No Context configured to process this request error.

My main question is am I using the correct versions of the software as the URL's I am seeing in Cognos Connection, Cognos Viewer etc are of a different format (specifically the /cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi? section). Further to this if I have the correct software how do I expose the URL of my reports correctly.

Many thanks
Ben Irvine

Software Developer
Alver Services UK

 

[blom0344]

Check the properties of an individual report. There is a link on the properties page that delivers path,id and standard action URL. I believe you need the last..

Ties Blom