Notify=Update in PPES 7.3

[drlex]

I'm in the middle of upgrading PPES from 7.1 to 7.3 and am having a problem with batch scripts to change the modified date on the cubes.
The scripts ran fine for 7.1 (MR2) - it calls a txt file which contains the enable and the notify=update commands. I'm using a different server, so the batch script changes for the cer3 to cer4 to get to the ppadm tool and the server name changes in the txt file.

The script is working for enabling, yet not for update.
Has the command changed or am I missing something?
All my cubes have been added in PPES within a folder.

Here is a typical txt file called by the batch file:

connect cogserver01:8010 user Administrator password password 
cd "Cube Folder" 
enable "company sales" 
NOTIFY CUBE_OBJECT "/Cube Folder/company sales" EVENT=UPDATE
exit

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[drlex]

Hmm,
I try running the command directly in a dos window and get a message "The command,'NOTIFY', has succeeded".
Wonder why upfront is not showing a change to the reports that are based on the cube?


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[Draoued]

Hi Drlex,
Is it the same conversation we had some time ago ?
thread401-744114

Have you tried with everything on the same line ?

 

[drlex]

Draoued,
Yes, it is, but for 7.3 rather than 7.1.
I'm hoping that it's to do with the server (win2003 server) rather than the software so that if I can finish the reinstall on the original server, it may be ok back on the original box.
I've found the upgrade to be a pig - I couldn't run 7.1 & 7.3 side by side, no matter what the manuals claimed. I'm currently reinstalling everything, having stripped all cognos stuff out. tant pis
I'll see what happens later....
thanks for your help
lex

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[Draoued]

I have not tried 7.3 yet.

Are you french ??

 

[drlex]

To me 7.3 is a bit of a curate's egg - good in parts. I'm still stuck with Impromptu 7.1 due to a fit to page problem and some issues with catalogues.
No, I'm not French. Just another mec...

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[drlex]

Think I'm there now.
As far as I can see in my set-up (and in contrast to 7.1), the Notify....Update sequence merely acts to change the date of the cube and not any of the reports which are linked to that cube. Risking my TT membership, p***** de m****!!

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[Draoued]

Oups , that's very bad, loosing a very good functionality.

Are you going to ask Cognos Support if this is the new way of working for notify or live with it ??


I m really wondering what is your nationality , or are you also a Language gourou ??

 

[drlex]

Draoued,
Good news and bad news
Good news is that the functionality is not lost - I have tested the date with a new report.
Bad news is that in the packing, upgrading, repacking and unpacking of Upfront data between versions and servers, I appear to have decoupled the link between the reports and the cubes for the purpose of updating. I also have "lost" the contents of the users' newsIndexes (Indicies?)

Whilst I will be trying to solve it, I suspect that I will be recreating the upfront environment from scratch. p de p de m !!

On the plus side, the users like the export to xls feature -- it keeps the full formatting of crosstabs.

Note also the dimension line wrap thread - a different change is required.

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