com.ibm.tivoli.maximo.report.cognos.metadata.player

Class CognosManager

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.tivoli.maximo.report.cognos.metadata.player.CognosManager

public class CognosManager
extends java.lang.Object

This class is responsible for handling all the communications with the Cognos Server.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CognosManager(java.lang.String url, java.lang.String namespaeId, java.lang.String userName, java.lang.String password) This constructor is responsible for: 1.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	closeModel(java.lang.String projectLocation) This method is responsible for closing the framework manager located in the specified location.
void	createModel(java.lang.String projectLocation) This method is responsible for creating a new framework manager model on the specified location on the Cognos server.
void	executeTransaction(java.lang.String projectLocation, java.lang.String transaction) This method is responsible for executing a transaction on a framework manager project located in the specified location.
void	executeTransientCreateAction(java.lang.String projectLocation, java.lang.String transaction) This method is responsible for creating a new framework manager model on the specified location on the Cognos server and executing a transaction.
void	openModel(java.lang.String projectLocation) This method is responsible for opening the framework manager located in the specified location.
void	saveModel(java.lang.String projectLocation) This method is responsible for saving the framework manager located in the specified location.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CognosManager

public CognosManager(java.lang.String url,
             java.lang.String namespaeId,
             java.lang.String userName,
             java.lang.String password)

This constructor is responsible for:
1. connecting to the Cognos server.
2. login to the server, if the user name is null or empty string, login will be using anonymous user.
3. initializing the metatdata service.

Parameters:

url - the url of the Cognos Server, it is the value provided in the "IBM Cognos Configuration" tool: in Local Configuration -> Environment -> Dispatcher URI for external applications

namespaeId - the namespace for the authentication provider configured on Cognos Server. It is the value provided in the "IBM Cognos Configuration" tool: in Local Configuration -> Security -> Authentication -> ->Namespace ID

userName - the username of the Cognos user

password - the password og the Cognos user

Throws:

Method Detail

executeTransientCreateAction

public void executeTransientCreateAction(java.lang.String projectLocation,
                                java.lang.String transaction)
                                  throws CognosHandlerException

This method is responsible for creating a new framework manager model on the specified location on the Cognos server and executing a transaction. The entire action log is include in a single transaction.

Parameters:

projectLocation - the location where the framework manager project will be created

transaction - the transaction to be executed on the Cognos server

Throws:

CognosHandlerException - if exception occurred during creating the project or executing the transaction

createModel

public void createModel(java.lang.String projectLocation)
                 throws CognosHandlerException

This method is responsible for creating a new framework manager model on the specified location on the Cognos server.

Parameters:

projectLocation - the location where the framework manager project will be created

Throws:

CognosHandlerException - if exception occurred during creating the project

openModel

public void openModel(java.lang.String projectLocation)
               throws CognosHandlerException

This method is responsible for opening the framework manager located in the specified location.

Parameters:

projectLocation - the location for the framework manager project to be opened

Throws:

CognosHandlerException - if exception occurred during opening the project

saveModel

public void saveModel(java.lang.String projectLocation)
               throws CognosHandlerException

This method is responsible for saving the framework manager located in the specified location.

Parameters:

projectLocation - the location for the framework manager project to be saved

Throws:

CognosHandlerException - if exception occurred during saving the project

closeModel

public void closeModel(java.lang.String projectLocation)
                throws CognosHandlerException

This method is responsible for closing the framework manager located in the specified location.

Parameters:

projectLocation - the location for the framework manager project to be closed

Throws:

CognosHandlerException - if exception occurred during closing the project

executeTransaction

public void executeTransaction(java.lang.String projectLocation,
                      java.lang.String transaction)
                        throws CognosHandlerException

This method is responsible for executing a transaction on a framework manager project located in the specified location.

Parameters:

projectLocation - the location for the framework manager project

transaction - the transaction to be executed on the Cognos server

Throws:

CognosHandlerException - if exception occurred during executing the transaction