You can migrate metadata and applications from Cognos Series 7 version 2 (7.1) or later to Cognos 8. Content that can be migrated includes Web-based content from Windows and UNIX, Impromptu client reports and catalogs from Windows, and Architect models from Windows.
Cognos provides several migration utilities and documentation to aid with this process. If you have access to their support site then do a search to download these items.
Architect
You can migrate Architect models for use as a metadata source for Framework Manager.
Impromptu
You can migrate catalogs for use as a metadata source for Framework Manager. You can then migrate and deploy Impromptu reports. You cannot migrate Impromptu query definition files (.iqd).
Upfront
You can migrate some Upfront content to Cognos 8 by using the migration utilities with a Deployment Manager package as the migration source.
Impromptu Web Reports
You can migrate Impromptu Web Reports using a Deployment Manager package as the migration source. Before you migrate the reports, you must migrate the Impromptu catalog metadata used by the reports.
