IBM Cognos 8 BI SDK for Developers (V8.4) SPVC

Web Services and Enabling Technologies

• Review XML Web services
• See how IBM Cognos 8 BI makes use of Web services
• Examine the IBM Cognos BI implementation of Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
• Examine the IBM Cognos BI implementation of Web Services Description Language (WSDL)

Use the IBM Cognos 8 BI SDK

• Examine the IBM Cognos 8 BI SDK and its uses
• Examine design-time Web services consumption
• Examine the IBM Cognos 8 BI SDK object model
• Explore the online documentation

Authenticate Using the SDK

• Examine authentication using the SDK
• Use the SOAP Trace Utility to troubleshoot errors
• Examine the use of CAMPassport IDs and single sign-on
• Examine CAMPassport ID retrieval from IBM Cognos 8
• Set CAMPassport IDs using the SDK
• Examine the retrieval of available namespaces
• Use an XML DOM to traverse message content

Retrieve Application Content

• Examine the use of search paths
• Examine the query() method
• Retrieve application content from IBM Cognos 8
• Explore different object types
• Specify query options in your code

Run Reports Using the SDK

• Examine the method signature required for Executing reports
• Examine the use of run options
• Examine the report execution conversation
• Run reports using the SDK and render them in various formats
• Run reports as XML specifications
• Run reports in HTML, XML, and PDF

Update and Add Application Content

• Update objects
• Update multiple objects using a single method call
• Add new objects
• Specify multilingual properties on an object
• Add users to an IBM Cognos Group
• Apply permissions to an object

Pass Parameters to Reports

• Retrieve parameter names from a report
• Retrieve parameter values for a report
• Examine the creation of prompt controls
• Assemble parameter properties
• Pass parameter values to reports for execution

End-to-End Workshop

• Batch update report specifications

Configure IBM Cognos 8 Sample Custom Authentication Providers

• Define the IBM Cognos 8 Custom Authentication Provider
• Define IBM Cognos 8 Custom Provider Types
• Examine a Full Authentication Provider's Architecture