IBM Cognos SDK Developer

        Step by Step with SDK in IBM Cognos

First, you need to the background of SDK with IBM Cognos. SDK is Software Development Kit to integrate IBM Cognos into your existing software or portals and to provide several methods for developing custom solutions. Before proceeding to use SDK, you need to have knowledge about any of the Java, VB .NET, and C# which is used to design various codes in order to customizing, and embedding Cognos BI processes. I would recommend to use Java language to implement SDK.

Following are the steps to begin SDK environment –

1.     Install Eclipse/NetBeans or any java IDE platform.

-         This is to run the java program.

2.     Install IBM Cognos SDK suit on your server where the Content manager is installed in your IBM Cognos environment

-         This is to generate the required java libraries, which are compatible to your environment.

3.     Import these libraries in your eclipse.

-         This is required to call IBM Cognos objects / methods. This is present in you IBM Cognos installation location in SDK folder mostly, in  /sdk/java/lib .

You may find the description of these Jar files on IBM Site-

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/sdk-how-use-sdk-libraries-including-axis-jar-files-software-application

We have implemented the IBM Cogons SDK in our project which helped us to reduce efforts and save the customers cost.

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