Esri Maps for IBM Cognos (v6.0.2 Archive)

This is an archive related to a previous version of Esri Maps for IBM Cognos. If you need the current version go to http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-cognos/.

Add IBM Cognos data to your map

Once you have created a map-enabled report in Report Studio (see Configure a map-enabled report), you can add your IBM Cognos data to the map.

A map is a spatial document composed of one or more layers. A layer is the way in which Esri Maps for IBM Cognos visually represents geographic datasets. A layer is similar to a legend item on a paper map. For example, on a road map, roads, national parks, political boundaries, and rivers might be considered different layers. When you add data from IBM Cognos to a map, Esri Maps for IBM Cognos creates a layer and displays it on the Contents pane. Once the layer is created, you can configure how it is styled, set its transparency, enable clustering or heat maps, turn on pop-ups, and so on.

  1. In Esri Maps Designer, browse to your map-enabled report and press Configure or Edit next to the map to which you want to add data.
  2. In the map configuration window, sign in to ArcGIS if prompted to do so.
  3. From the Add data menu, choose from IBM Cognos.

    The queries you included in your report appear in the Add data from IBM Cognos pane.

  4. Choose the query you want to add and press Next.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Specify how location is represented in the current query by choosing one of the location types.
    • If you want to use a map service or feature service from ArcGIS as a location type, choose Add location type and follow the steps in Add a location type.
  6. Press Next.
  7. Choose and specify the values for the columns containing the location information. Ensure that there is a one-to-one relationship between the columns you choose and the location type you chose.
  8. If you chose Latitude, Longitude for the location type, the default coordinate system that will be used is World Geodetic Survey (WGS) 1984. To specify a different coordinate system, do the following:
    1. Press the Advanced link.
    2. Choose the appropriate coordinate system for the data you are adding. Choose Other if your data is in a coordinate system other than WGS 1984 or Web Mercator.
    3. If you chose Other, enter the well-known ID (WKID) of the coordinate system in the WKID text box.
  9. Press Next.
  10. Do the following:
    1. Choose the format of the column data that you specified.
    2. If you want the map to zoom to the full extent of the layer created when the data is added, check the Zoom to layer check box.
    3. If you want a different name for the layer, type a new name in the Layer Name box.
  11. Press Add data to map.

    A layer containing the data is added to the map and is listed in the Contents pane. If you checked the Zoom to layer check box, the map zooms to the full extent of the layer you added.

  12. Repeat steps 3 through 9 for each additional query you want to display in the map.
  13. To save and close the map, press Save map.