Data sources are created in Cognos Connection and are necessary to create models in Framework Manager and run reports or analyses from IBM Cognos 8.

IBM Cognos 8 supports the following data sources:

DB2

IBM Cognos PowerCubes - need specifying a local path

IBM DB2 OLAP and Hyperion Essbase

IBM Infosphere Warehouse Cubing Services

Informix

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft Analysis Services - the Cognos service needs to have credentials to access MSAS server

ODBC

Oracle

SAP BW InfoCubes

TM1

XML