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Get IBM Cognos source information

Before you configure the catalog source, get the values of the connection properties that you need to configure from the IBM Cognos administrator
Note:
You don't need to create a connection object for
IBM Cognos
. You provide this information when you configure the catalog source.
The following table describes the properties that you need:
Property
Description
Version
The version of the IBM Cognos software that's installed.
Note:
If you don't know the version, you can select Auto detect when you specify the connection information.
Dispatcher URL
The external dispatcher URI of a dispatcher through which the Framework Manager, Metrics Designer, or SDK clients connect to IBM Cognos.
For example: http://<host name>:9300/p2pd/servlet/dispatch
Namespace
The namespace that defines a collection of user accounts from an authentication provider. Leave this parameter blank if authentication isn't configured.
User
The user name of the user to connect to the IBM Cognos repository. Verify that this user has permissions to the objects that you want to extract. Leave this parameter blank if authentication isn't configured.
Password
The password to connect to the IBM Cognos repository. Leave this parameter blank if authentication isn't configured.