What can be found on this website

Some of the menu items described here, have a RSS feed icon RSS icon. This means you can add a RSS feed for that menu item in your RSS reader to stay up to date when new articles are published. To subscribe browse to the menu you are interested in and click the RSS feed icon at the top of the page.

This site has a menu structure on the left hand side, with the following menu items:


  • Home
    This is the homepage of CogKnowHow.com

  • NEW !! Community NEW!!
    There you can post your questions, links to documents and videos and share it with everyone or only with your private Cognos group. Try it today!

  • CogKnowHow FORUM
    There you can post your questions regarding any Cognos problem you have.You must REGISTER before you can post messages or reply. Once registered you can use the same account for this website and the forum.

  • Cognos Documents
    There you can upload and download Cognos related documents.

  • Cognos Error Base
    This is a database which contains the powerful (search able) error codes for Cognos 8. The title is the error code to make searching easier and faster.
    Once registered you can add other solutions or comments to an error code.

  • Knowledge Articles RSS icon
    The Knowledge articles have the following structure. These documents describe problems with on of the products with a solutions or workaround. The documents vary from installation issues, configuration issues, functionality problems


    • Cognos 10 RSS icon
      Reporting, analysis, scorecards, and dashboards all in one product, on a single, modern architecture

    • Cognos 8 BI RSS icon
      Reporting, analysis, scorecards, and dashboards all in one product

    • Cognos 8 Controller RSS icon
      Controller Configuration, Excel add ins and installation/configuration issues

    • Cognos 8 Planning RSS icon
      Analyst, Contributor Administration Console, Contributor Web Client and installation/configuration issues

    • Cognos TM1 RSS icon
      TM1 installation and configuration issues

    • Cognos Express RSS icon
      Cognos Express Configuration, Excel add ins and installation/configuration issues

    • Series 7 RSS icon
      The well known products impromptu, PowerPlay, Upfront, Access Manager, Transformer, PPES and IWR

    • Tools RSS icon
      Administration tools and troubleshoot tools described

    • Known Issues RSS icon
      Known Issues with the products and a workaround or Hot site fix if available



  • Library RSS icon
    This library contains documents, which can be useful when troubleshooting. Most documents are lists with error codes, table schema versions, build numbers, NOT intended to give and solution for every error code. But some documents listed here have some solutions for error codes.

  • New Releases and Fixes RSS icon
    When a new product or fix pack is released, it can be found here, with the link to IBM download site

  • Cognos Links
    Useful IBM Cognos links from the IBM support site, categorized and grouped together


    • IBM Cognos 10 Downloads RSS icon
      Cognos software downloads, fixes, tools, proven practices and manuals for all products

    • IBM Cognos 10 Support RSS icon
      Links to IBM support like VMWare statement, 64 bit statements, knowledge base etc

    • IBM Cognos 8 Downloads RSS icon
      Cognos software downloads, fixes, tools, proven practices and manuals for all products

    • IBM Cognos 8 Support RSS icon
      Links to IBM support like VMWare statement, 64 bit statements, knowledge base etc

    • IBM Cognos 8 Certification RSS icon
      Cognos certification and Cognos training links

    • IBM Cognos BI RSS icon
      Links focused on BI, like documentation, supported environments and tools

    • IBM Cognos Planning RSS icon
      Links focused on Planning, like documentation, supported environments and tools

    • IBM Cognos Controller RSS icon
      Links focused on Controller, like documentation, supported environments and tools

    • IBM Cognos TM1 RSS icon
      Links focused on TM1, like documentation, supported environments and tools

    • IBM Cognos Express RSS icon
      Links focused on Cognos Express, like documentation, supported environments and tools



  • About the Author
    Some information about the author