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Integrating with Other IBM Cognos Products

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is fully integrated with other IBM Cognos products so your business intelligence capabilities can grow with your needs.

Cognos Mobile
With IBM Cognos Mobile, you can access reports authored with Analysis Studio, Report Studio, Query Studio, and workspaces created in IBM Cognos Workspace on a mobile device (such as a Blackberry) or a tablet computer.

To download, view, and interact with reports, IBM Cognos Mobile devices are either web-based, require the download of a native client or require the installation of a rich client, in addition to the installation of IBM Cognos BI components on the server. Both IBM Cognos Mobile and IBM Cognos BI server must be at the same version.

Cognos Planning - Analyst
You can access published plan data in IBM Cognos BI by using the Generate Framework Manager Model wizard, which requires IBM Cognos Planning - Analyst 7.3 MR1 or later.If you want to use this product with the IBM Cognos BI server, you must ensure that both products are the same version.

Cognos Planning - Contributor
You can access unpublished (real-time) Contributor cubes in IBM Cognos BI by custom installing the IBM Cognos BI - Contributor Data Server component that is included with IBM Cognos Planning - Contributor 7.3 MR1 release or later. You can access published plan data in IBM Cognos BI by using the Generate
Framework Manager Model administration extension in Contributor, which requires IBM Cognos Planning - Contributor 7.3 MR1 or later. If you want to use this product with the IBM Cognos BI server, you must ensure that both products are the same version. You cannot install IBM Cognos Planning in the same path as 64-bit IBM Cognos BI.

You can access IBM Cognos Finance cubes that are secured against a Series 7namespace by using the IBM Cognos Finance Network API Service. You can also  export data and metadata from IBM Cognos Finance for use in Framework Manager.


Cognos Controller
You can access IBM Cognos BI to create IBM Cognos Controller Standard Reports by using a predefined Framework Manager model that is created when IBM Cognos Controller is installed. You can also access published Controller data and structures in Framework Manager for custom reporting and analysis.
If you want to use this product with the IBM Cognos BI server, you must ensure that both products are the same version.

Cognos Transformer
You can use IBM Cognos PowerCubes and Transformer models that were generated by Transformer 7.3 or later directly in IBM Cognos BI. The cubes and models are upwards compatible and require no migration or upgrade tools. You can run reports and analyses in IBM Cognos BI against the IBM Cognos PowerCubes.

Cognos TM1
IBM Cognos TM1 integrates business planning, performance measurement and operational data to enable companies to optimize business effectiveness and customer interaction regardless of geography or structure. Cognos TM1 provides immediate visibility into data, accountability within a collaborative process, and a
consistent view of information, allowing managers to quickly stabilize operational fluctuations and take advantage of new opportunities.