All versions stated of an environment presume the initial release of a 3rd party product without any need for patches/service packs or equivalent terms unless stated. Equally, unless stated, we presume that patches/service packs are upward compatible for our products.
The software environments listed are applicable to those environments configured to use the Latin 1 code page only. All products, with the exception of Tru64, are 32-bit products. Cognos products will integrate with 3rd party 32-bit libraries only. All references to Windows refer to Windows on Intel only.
Cognos is committed to supporting the latest technologies being used by our customers.
As we move forward in our support for these newer technologies, Cognos Series
7 Version 2 will be the last release to support the following environments:
The locale, character set, and language information found on the page linked below are supported by Cognos Series 7 Version 2 products.
As published in the Cognos Series 7 Version 2 Installation Guide.
Below are the environments supported by Cognos Series 7 Version 2 products. They
are listed as either active, compatible or not supported. Environments denoted as active
are the environments tested by Cognos. Although environments denoted as compatible
may also be tested, testing may be limited or support may be based on upward
compatibility statements from Cognos partners and third-party vendors. Older
releases of environments may transition from active to compatible over time
as significant testing would have occurred in previous Cognos releases.
| Operating Systems |
Required Patches |
Support |
| Windows 95 |
|
Not Supported |
| Windows
98 (2nd Edition) |
|
Compatible |
| Windows
2000 Datacenter Server Edition SP2+ |
|
Compatible |
| Windows
2000 Advanced Server SP2+ |
|
Active |
| Windows
2000 Server SP2+ |
|
Active |
| Windows
2000 Professional SP2+ |
|
Active |
| Windows
Server 2003 Web Edition (effective as of MR1) |
|
Compatible |
| Windows
Server 2003 Standard Edition (effective as of MR1) |
|
Active |
| Windows
Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (effective as of MR1) |
|
Active |
| Windows
Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (effective as of MR1) |
|
Compatible |
| Windows
NT 4.0 Workstation SP6a |
|
Active |
| Windows
NT 4.0 Server SP6a |
|
Active |
Windows XP SP1 Professional
|
|
Active |
| Windows XP SP2 Professional |
|
Compatible |
| Tru64 5.1
Alpha (Transformer & DecisionStream only) |
|
Compatible |
Tru64 5.1A
(V5.1 SP3) Alpha
(Transformer & DecisionStream only) |
|
Active |
| Tru64 5.1B
(Transformer & DecisionStream MR1 and later only) |
|
Compatible |
| Tru64 5.0a
Alpha (Transformer & DecisionStream only) |
|
Compatible |
| Tru64 4.0G
Alpha (Transformer & DecisionStream only) |
|
Compatible |
HPUX 11.0
PA-RISC architecture 1.1 and above
|
for 7.1
for 7.1 MR1
for 7.1 MR2
for 7.1 MR3 |
Compatible |
| HPUX 11i |
for
7.1
for 7.1
MR1
for 7.1
MR2
for 7.1
MR3 |
Active |
| AIX 5L Version 5.2 (PowerPC)
(effective as of MR2) |
for 7.1 MR2
for 7.1 MR3 |
Active |
| AIX 5L Version
5.1 (PowerPC) |
for
7.1
for
7.1 MR1
for
7.1 MR2
for
7.1 MR3 |
Compatible |
| AIX 4.3.3 |
for
7.1
for
7.1 MR1
for
7.1 MR2
for
7.1 MR3 |
Compatible |
| Solaris
2.6 (SPARC) |
for
7.1
for
7.1 MR1
for
7.1 MR2
for
7.1 MR3 |
Compatible |
| Solaris
7 (SPARC) |
|
Not Supported |
| Solaris
8 (SPARC) |
for
7.1
for
7.1 MR1
for
7.1 MR2
for
7.1 MR3 |
Compatible |
| Solaris
9 (SPARC) (effective as of MR1) |
for
7.1 MR1
for
7.1 MR2
for
7.1 MR3 |
Active |
| Database
Support |
Database Client/OS |
Support |
| DB2 UDB 7.1 via DB2 Connect 7.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2 UDB 7.2 via DB2 Connect 7.2 |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| DB2 UDB 8.1 via 8.1 runtime client |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2 UDB 8.1 Fixpak 1/Fixpack 2 via 8.1 runtime client |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
DB2 UDB 8.1.2 FixPak 2 via 8.1 runtime client (effective as of MR1)
(Note: refer to #APAR JR18537 from IBM for required patch level)
|
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2 UDB Version V8.1 FixPak 3 via 8.1 runtime client (effective as of MR2) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| DB2/400 V4R5 via DB2 Connect 6.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2/400 V4R5 via DB2 Connect 7.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2/400 V5R1 via DB2 Connect 7.1 / 7.2 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2/400 V5R2 via DB2 Connect 7.1 / 7.2 |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| DB2/390 5.1.2 via DB2 Connect 6.1,
7.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2/390 6.1 via DB2 Connect 6.1
and 7.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2/390 Version 7.1 via DB2 Connect
7.1 (z/OS) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Informix XPS 8.4 via Informix-Connect
2.7 (effective as of MR1) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Informix XPS 8.3.2 via Informix-Connect
2.7 (effective as of MR1) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Informix XPS 8.3.1 via Informix-Connect
2.5 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Informix Dynamic Server 9.21 (IDS2000)
via Informix-Connect 2.5 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Informix IDS 9.30 via Informix Connect
2.7 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Informix IDS 9.4 via Informix Connect 2.81 (effective as of MR2) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| MS SQL Server 2000 via OLE-DB |
Windows |
Active |
| MS SQL Server 7.0 via OLE-DB |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Oracle 8.1.7 via Oracle 8.1.7.0.0
client |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9.0.1.1.1 (Oracle 9i) via
9.0.1.1.1 client |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9.2.0.1 via Oracle 9i client
Oracle 9i Release 2 |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Oracle 10.1.0.2.0 via 10.1.0.2.0 client (as of MR3) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise
12.0.0.1 (via CT-Lib) (via client 12.0) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise
12.5. via CT-Lib (via client 12.5) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Sybase 12.5.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| DBASE |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| ODBC
Database Support |
Database Client/OS |
Support |
| The following sources have ODBC drivers that conform to at least the ODBC 2.5 specification or higher. There are many data sources not listed here which have ODBC connectivity from Windows using ODBC drivers to the 2.5 (or higher) specification. These sources are not tested. |
| DB2/400 V4R5 Client Access Family-Express
Client V4R5 (ODBC 7.00) |
Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2/400 V5R1 via Client Access Family
Express V5R1 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| DB2/400 V5R2 via Client Access Family
Express V5R2 |
Windows |
Active |
| Informix RedBrick Decision Server
6.10 (ODBC Only) (via 6.1) |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Informix RedBrick Decision Server
6.2 |
Windows |
Active |
| Sybase Adaptive Server IQ 12.4.2
(ODBC Only) |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Sybase Adaptive Server IQ 12.4.3
(ODBC Only) |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Sybase Adaptive Server IQ 12.5 (ODBC Only) (new MR3) |
Windows |
Active |
| MS Access 2000 (ODBC Only) via 4.0 |
Windows |
Active |
| MS Access 7.0 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| MS SQL Server 2000 via ODBC via
2000.80.194.00 |
Windows |
Active |
| MS SQL Server 7.0 via ODBC via 7.0
ODBC 3.70 |
Windows |
Active |
| Sybase (Merant) 3.1 Direct Connect
ODBC client with Open Client version 10.x or 11.1.1 to IBM S/390 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| SQLBase 7.0.1 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| OpenIngress II |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Interbase 6.0 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| The
following sources have ODBC connectivity from Windows and UNIX using
ODBC drivers to the 2.5 level. |
| Teradata V2R4.1 (TUF 6.1) via
2.08.02 on Windows via 2.04.02 on UNIX (DBQM version 2.09) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Teradata V2R4.1 (TUF 6.2) via
3.02 ODBC |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Teradata V2R5 via 3.02 ODBC |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 via DataDirect
Version 4.10 (effective as of MR1) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| JDBC
Support for NoticeCast |
Database Client/OS |
Support |
| MS SQL Server 7 via JSQLConnect
2.286 (JSQLConnect.jar) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| MS SQL Server 2000 via JSQLConnect
2.286 (JSQLConnect.jar) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Oracle 8.17 via Oracle 8.17 JDBC
driver (classes12.zip) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Oracle 9i via Oracle 9.0.1 JDBC
driver (classes12.zip) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| IBM UDB 7.1 via DB2 UDB 7.1 JDBC
driver (db2java.zip) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| IBM UDB 7.2 via DB2 7.2 JDBC driver |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| IBM UDB 8.1 via DB2 UDB 8.1 JDBC driver (db2java.zip) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Informix Dynamic Server 9.3 via
JDBC driver version 2.20 |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| Informix Dynamic Server 9.21 via
JDBC driver version 2.20 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| OLAP
Support |
Database Client/OS |
Support |
| Essbase OLAP Server 6.1 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Essbase OLAP Server 6.2 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| Essbase OLAP 6.5 |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| MSSQL Server Analysis Services 7.0 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| MSSQL Server Analysis Services 2000 |
Windows |
Active |
DB2 OLAP Server 7.1
(FixPack 4 minimum; equal to Essbase 6.1) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
DB2 OLAP Server 7.1
(FixPack 8; equal to Essbase 6.2) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
DB2 OLAP Server 8.1
(equal to Essbase 6.5) |
UNIX/Windows |
Active |
| SAP BW 2.1c via ODBO |
Windows |
Compatible |
| SAP BW 3.0B via ODBO |
Windows |
Active |
| SAP R/3 4.6c via SAP 4.6d/6.10/6.20
GUI where the SAP Server is NT, AIX, HP, Solaris (DecisionStream only) |
Windows |
Active |
SAP R/3 4.6b via SAP 4.6d/6.10/6.20
GUI where the SAP Server is NT, AIX, HP, Solaris (DecisionStream only)
|
Windows |
Compatible |
SAP R/3 4.5B via SAPGUI 4.6d where
the R/3 Server on NT, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris
(DecisionStream only)
|
Windows |
Active |
SAP R/3 4.0B via SAPGUI 4.6d where
the R/3 Server on NT, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris
(DecisionStream only)
|
Windows |
Compatible |
SAP R/3 4.7 on Windows via SAP GUI
6.10 6.20 (DecisionStream only)
|
Windows |
Active |
| SAP R/3 4.7 on AIX, HP-UX, Solaris,
TRU64 via SAP GUI 6.10 6.20 (DecisionStream only) |
Windows |
Active |
| Web
Browsers |
Operating System |
Support |
| Note: The enhanced interface in PowerPlay Web is only supported using Internet Explorer 5.5 and higher. |
| Internet Explorer 6 |
Windows |
Active |
| Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Internet Explorer 5.5 |
Windows |
Active |
| Netscape Communicator 4.76 |
Windows |
Active |
| Netscape 7.1 (effective as of MR2) |
Windows |
Active |
| Netscape 7.0 |
Windows |
Compatible |
Netscape 4.76 - only supported for
Latin 1 (ISO-8859-1) code pages
(not supported by Visualizer) |
Macintosh System
9 |
Active |
Netscape 4.76 - only supported for
Latin 1 (ISO-8859-1) code pages
(not supported by Visualizer) |
Macintosh System
10 |
Compatible |
| Generic HTML 4.01 (Transition) Support
(except Cognos Query) |
Windows |
Compatible |
| Web
Servers |
Operating System |
Support |
| Personal Web Server 4 |
Windows NT 4.0 |
Compatible |
| Personal Web Manager 5 |
Windows 2000 |
Compatible |
| IBM HTTP Web Server 1.3.26
(effective as of MR1) NEW |
Windows/UNIX |
Active |
| IIS 4 |
Windows NT 4.0 |
Compatible |
| IIS 5.x |
Windows 2000, XP |
Active |
| IIS 6.0 (effective as of MR1) |
Windows 2003 |
Active |
| iPlanet 4.1 |
UNIX/Windows NT |
Compatible |
SUN ONE Web Server 6.0 SP4
(formerly iPlanet Web Server) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP5
(effective as of MR1) |
UNIX /Windows |
Active |
| Apache 1.3 |
UNIX |
Compatible |
| Apache 1.3.26 |
UNIX |
Active |
| Apache 2.0.39 |
UNIX |
Compatible |
| Directory
Servers |
Operating System |
Support |
Netscape Directory Server 4.x
(effective as of MR1)
|
Windows/UNIX |
Unsupported |
| Microsoft Active Directory Server
2000 |
Windows |
Active |
| Microsoft Active Directory Server
2003 (effective as of MR1) |
Windows 2003 |
Compatible |
Sun ONE (formerly iPlanet)
Directory Server 5.0 |
Windows/UNIX |
Compatible |
| Directory Server 5.1 SP1+ |
Windows 2000/ HP/Solaris/
AIX 4.3.3 |
Active |
| Sun ONE Version 5.2 (effective as of MR1) |
Windows/
HP/Solaris/
AIX
(except AIX
5.2) |
Compatible |
| Java
Run Time Libraries |
Operating System |
Support |
| JRE 1.4.1_01 |
Windows/Solaris |
Active |
| JRE 1.3.1_02 (International) |
UNIX/Windows |
Compatible |
| JRE 1.3 |
HPUX/AIX |
Active |
| Excel
Hosts |
Support |
| Excel XP
(2002) |
Compatible |
| Excel 97 |
Compatible |
| Excel 2000
SR1+ |
Active |
| Excel 2003 (effective as of MR3) |
Active |
| Third
Party Repositories for Metadata Import |
Support |
| Informatica
PowerMart 4.7 |
Compatible |
| Informatica
PowerMart 5.1 |
Compatible |
| Informatica
PowerMart 6.0 |
Compatible |
| Informatica
6.1 (effective as of MR1) |
Compatible |
| Informatica 6.2 (effective as of MR2) |
Active |
| ERWin 3.5 |
Compatible |
| ERWin 4.0 |
Compatible |
| ERWin 4.1 |
Active |
| Third
Party Components (embedded/bundled) |
Support |
| Adobe Acrobat
(reader) 5.0.5 |
Active |
| MDAC 2.7 |
Active |
| MDAC 2.5
SP2 |
Active |
| Export
Format Targets |
Support |
| Format 7
BIFF (Impromptu only) |
Active |
| Adobe Acrobat
Reader 4.05 |
Not Supported |
| Adobe Acrobat
Reader 5.0 |
Compatible |
| Adobe Acrobat
5.0.5 |
Compatible |
| Adobe Acrobat
5.0.5 Accessibility and Forms (patch) |
Active |
| Adobe Acrobat 6.0 |
Contact Customer Support |
| Screen
Reader for 508 Accessibility |
Support |
| JAWS
4.5 (applicable for parts of MR2) |
Active |
Non Relational Data Sources
(PowerPlay Transformer only) |
Operating System |
Support |
| FoxPro version 2.0, 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0 |
Windows
|
Active
|
| Lotus 1-2-3 Crosstab/Database Symphony, 3, and R4 |
Windows
|
Active
|
| Paradox versions 3x, 4..x, 5.x |
Windows
|
Active
|
| Clipper versions 5.0 and 5.2 |
Windows
|
Active
|
| dBase versions III, IV, and 5.0 |
Windows
|
Active
|
| Access Query/Table versions 2.0, 95, 97, 2000 NOTE: Secured password-protected files are not supported |
Windows
|
Active
|
| Excel Crosstab/Database versions 3, 4, 5, 7, Office 97, Office 2000 |
Windows
|
Active
|
| PowerHouse Subfile |
Windows
|
Active
|
| fixed field ascii |
Windows/UNIX
|
Active
|
| delimited ascii test |
Windows/UNIX
|
Active
|
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