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Setting Up Auditing:Setting Up Auditing:Setting Up Auditing:Setting Up Auditing:

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Cognos documents these steps in the Administration and Security Guide: chapter 16. I

have highlighted some of the key elements here.

Create the following directory structure:

In the DEMO directory, copy the contents of the \cognos\c8\webapps\Audit (should be three files).

Install JAVA SDK (JRE) - http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.htmlOpen build.bat in a text editor, and alter the following:


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Alter the JAVA_HOME to match the installed location

Alter the CRN_HOME to match the installed location

Save and close the file.

Alter the DSServlet.java file:

Alter the namespace to match the namespace used in Cognos Configuration for the

authentication provider, alter the password to match the binding users password, andalter the username to match the binding user.

Save and close the file.

Open web.xml (\cognos\c8\webapps\WEB-INF) in a text editorand append the following:


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DSServletcom.cognos.demo.DSServletDSServlet/cognos/DSServlet.jsp

The web.xml should look like this:

Save the file.

Execute the build.bat file from a command prompt

Note your location should be C:\

If the build executed correctly, you should have a new class file located in the DEMOdirectory:


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Add a connection for logging in Cognos Configuration

Open Cognos Configuration Logging, right-click on Logging, select New resource

> Destination

Enter a unique name for the database connection, and select Type: Database

Select the new resource-destination in the Explorer pane, right-click, select new

resource, and select Database.

Select the new resource-destination in the Explorer pane, right-click, select new

resource, and select Database enter a name ofAudit and select Oracle. Configure

the connection to connect to the Oracle instance and server, and alter the ID andPassword to be the Cognos_AS schema (DBA needs to create).

Select to Restart the services , answering Yes to saving the configuration.

Create the data sources in Cognos Connection and Import the Audit deploymentpackage.


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Log into Cognos Connection (IE and enter the correct URL for Cognos8). Select

Tools Directory

Select the Data Sources tab

Select the icon to create a new data source connection .


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Enter the SQL connect string, user ID and Password, making sure to check all three

boxes. Select to TEST and test the connection.

After testing, select Close Close and then Finish

Create one more data source for auditing .


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Enter the name url_xml. NEXT

Specify the type as XML. NEXT


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Enter in the exact address above, altering the APPSERVER to the application server for

Cognos. Then test using the test link. Assuming all validates successfully, selectFINISH.

Next, we will import the canned reports and package for Auditing. First, we need to copy

the content package from the samples location to the deployment location on theapplication server. Copy the Audit.zip file from \cognos\c8\webcontent\samples\content to \cognos\c8\deployment

In Cognos Connection, Select Tools Content Administration

Select the new import icon .

Select the Audit content package.


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NEXT Then accept the default for the name NEXT. Select the Audit Package and

de-select the disable after import.

Accept all the defaults NEXT NEXT NEXT and FINISH. Select to run the job

NOW and the select RUN. If you get a confirmation prompt select OK.

Finally, alter the Server settings in Cognos Connection. Access Cognos Connection,

select Tools and select Server Administration

Click on the Configure tab, and then select the Properties icon under actions for each

Dispatcher (note, currently there is only one Dispatcher, but should you add another

server, you will have to do this again):


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Select the Settings tab

Set all the logging levels to Request as shown above. Also, select the Audit the native

query for batch report service Select OK.


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Re-enter the Properties/Settings Tab as done before, but choose to go to the 2nd

page

Set the last logging to Request and set the Audit the native query for report service as

checked. Select OK

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