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How to configure the Cognos® Reports for multiple partitions
If you use Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, or Unica Interact with more than one partition, you must configure the Cognos® reports packages for each partition. You can set up reporting on multiple partitions after you configure the partitions in Unica Campaign and Unica Deliver.
Prerequisites for multiple partitions
The reporting partition utility, partition_tool.sh, is a UNIX™ shell script. You can configure Cognos reports packages for multiple partitions by using the partition_tool.sh utility.

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- Unica Insights Reports Installation and Configuration Guide
- Cognos Reports Installation and Configuration Guide
  - Installation overview
    An installation of the Unica reports is complete when you install IBM Cognos® BI or Unica Insights reports and configure it for Unica applications. This guide provides detailed information about configuring IBM Cognos BI, and integrating IBM Cognos BI with Unica.
  - Plan the Unica reports installation
    When you plan your Unica reports installation, you must ensure that you correctly set up your system and configure your environment.
  - Install reporting components
    To install Unica reporting for your products, you must install the reporting components.
  - Install and test IBM® Cognos® BI
    Your license agreement with must grant you an Cognos® BI license so you can download the Cognos BI installation files. IBM Cognos BI is a collection of applications, servers, and services that is organized in a multi-tiered architecture.
  - Integration roadmap for Unica and IBM Cognos®
    After you install IBM Cognos®, you must integrate the Unica suite with IBM Cognos.
  - How to configure reporting
    After you install or upgrade your reporting packages, you must configure your reporting installation.
  - User authorization for Cognos folders and reports
    A Custom Java Authentication Provider (CJAP) provides authorization for users who access Cognos report folders and reports. You can implement this feature after you implement the Unica Authentication Provider, which provides single sign-on authentication between Unica applications and Cognos.
  - How to configure the Cognos® Reports for multiple partitions
    If you use Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, or Unica Interact with more than one partition, you must configure the Cognos® reports packages for each partition. You can set up reporting on multiple partitions after you configure the partitions in Unica Campaign and Unica Deliver.
    - Prerequisites for multiple partitions
      The reporting partition utility, partition_tool.sh, is a UNIX™ shell script. You can configure Cognos reports packages for multiple partitions by using the partition_tool.sh utility.
    - Running the reporting partition tool to create a copy of the reports archive .zip file
      You must create a copy of the reports archive .zip file by running the partition_tool.sh utility for each partition.
    - Creating a copy of the Cognos® model for Unica Campaign
      If you plan to use Unica Campaign reports in multiple partitions, you must create a copy of the Cognos® data model for the new Unica Campaign reports. You also must ensure that the model references the correct data source name.
    - Creating a copy of the Cognos® model for Unica Deliver
      If you plan to use Unica Deliver reports in multiple partitions, you must create a copy of the Cognos® model for new Unica Deliver reports. You also must ensure that the model references the correct data source name.
    - Updating the report properties for each partition on the Unica Configuration page
      Each partition has a set of report properties that specifies the location of the report folders. You must edit the values of the report properties for each partition to reflect the actual path of the folders by inserting the string that identifies the new top-level partition folder.
  - How to upgrade reports
    You can upgrade your current version of Unica reports to bring it up-to-date with the latest features.
  - Upgrading the 8.x or 9.x model and installing new reports
    Upgrading the 8.x or 9.x model and installing the new reports are the first steps that you must complete to upgrade your reports.
  - Report configuration properties
    The report configuration properties for Unica are available at Settings > Configuration > Reports.
  - Formats for the Cognos® reports
    The Cognos® reporting integration components include a global report style sheet, GlobalReportStyles.css.
  - Formats for the Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, and Unica Interact Cognos reports
    Additional styling is required for Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, and Unica Interact Cognos reports. The global report styles are modified to add classes to override the styling of existing classes to improve the look and feel of Unica Campaign, Unica Deliver, and Unica Interact reports.
  - Unica Campaign reports and reporting schemas
    You can customize the reporting schemas in the Unica Campaign Report Package by adding contact or response metrics, attributes, or response types.
  - Unica Deliver Reports and Reporting Schemas
    Several reports, such as Message Overview report, Detailed Link report, Deliver Reports Processing Overview, and SMS Message Summary Report are available in the Unica Deliver Reports Package.
  - Unica Interact Reports and Reporting Schemas
    The Unica Interact Report Package reports are supported by reporting schemas. You can customize the schemas to specify time periods, configure audience levels, and create extra performance reporting schemas.

Prerequisites for multiple partitions

The reporting partition utility, partition_tool.sh, is a UNIX™ shell script. You can configure Cognos reports packages for multiple partitions by using the partition_tool.sh utility.

Before you run the utility, complete the following steps:

Determine values for input parameters

The reporting partition tool has two input parameters: the name of the partition folder you want to create in Cognos® and the location of the reports archive to copy.

Decide the name of the top-level partition folder that you plan to create in Cognos®. This name is used in Cognos® for the package references. For example, "Partition2."
Note the path to the original reports archive. For example: HCL\Unica\ReportsPacksCampaign\cognos<version>\Unica Reports for Campaign.zip

Windows™ only: obtain a shell script simulator

If Cognos® is running on Windows™, you must run the script from a shell script simulator (for example, Cygwin).

If you do not have a shell script simulator installed on the computer that is running the Cognos® Content Manager, you must download and install one before continuing.

Ensure that a file compression utility is installed

The reporting partition tool creates a .zip archive for the new partition reports. To enable this function, a file compression utility must be installed on the Cognos® system.

If you do not have a file compression utility installed on the computer that is running the Cognos® Content Manager, you must download and install one before continuing.

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