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Cognos 8 Report Studio -- upgrade package items from within Cognos Connection

In Cognos 8 MR2 and higher you can update all objects based on a package by creating a 'Report Upgrade Task' from within Cognos Connection.  

 

In order to do this go to:

 

  • Tools / Content Administration / ‘New Report Upgrade' from within the new content maintenance dropdown in the button bar.
  • Enter a name that represents the objects that you will upgrade
  • Select the items that you want to upgrade by navigating to their folder location and adding them to the ‘selected entries’ panel on the right side.
  • Click OK / Next / Finish
  • Click Run if you want to execute this task now
  • [I always check the box for view details] / Click OK