Control-M for IBM Cognos is an application plug-in that enables you to automate report and job generation for pre-defined IBM Cognos reports and jobs. Before you begin, do the following:
Install Control-M for IBM Cognos, as described in Installation.
Control-M for IBM Cognos jobs are integrated with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment. This enables you to control and operate the IBM Cognos report generation within Control-M and enables you to do the following:
Define and monitor Control-M for IBM Cognos jobs and reports, as described in Control-M for IBM Cognos job definition.
Integrate IBM Cognos jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment, as described in Using Control-M Workload Automation.
Introduce all Control-M capabilities to IBM Cognos, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, quantitative and control resources, and variables, as described in Using Control-M Workload Automation.