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Customer Quotes
"I just started using MotioPI, it's a very useful tool. I don’t know how I survived without it."
- Jay Katira, Purdue Pharma
"Thanks again for making such a great product. As a small time installation without much IT support, MotioPI is a great asset and allows me to do some review work I couldn’t otherwise do. THANKS!"
- Scott Taylor, Chelan County PUD
"Motio has saved our hides again! We just recovered a lost model from the content store. You guys are way toooo awesome!"
-Ellis Makoha, Cognos Administrator
"MotioPI is a fantastic tool for querying #cognos information, must have for sys admin - free from @motio_inc bit.ly/aEJhoT"
- @steelcm, Twitter
"Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your MotioPI product saved the day when a user was deleted from our Active Directory without our realizing that there were important queries and reports in his 'My Folders'. I was able to identify the orphaned entries and get them recovered using your tool. Keep up the great work."
-Elizabeth Mayfield, DRS Tech.
"I am completely amazed at all the features built into this free product. Motio PI has helped in automating the testing of reports when we make package changes. It produces a list of pass and failed reports, which can then be exported and allow the admins to look at the details why something may have failed. What a time saver! I am very interested in your other products as this tool is really top notch, and its free, and would only expect your other products to follow suit. We purchased the Cognos SDK to try and produce something similar, but we have no need to try and create our own when your product exists. You keep it current to the latest version of Cognos, which is very helpful.
- Andy W.
Getting Started with MotioPI
Get up to speed quickly with MotioPI™. This page will help you get started with some useful tips and how-tos below. Watch videos and read blog posts demonstrating some of the software's most useful features.
Before You Start
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Register for MotioPI™After you register, check your email for instructions on launching MotioPI™. |
After You Register
Problems launching MotioPI™? -----> See our Troubleshooting Page.
Log In to PI
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The first time you log into MotioPI™ there will be an example dispatcher pre-populated in the text box. Replace this with your Cognos Dispatcher, Cognos Gateway, Cognos Username, and Cognos Password. Learn more... |
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LDAP / AD Authentication (Optional)If your Cognos environment authenticates aganist LDAP or Active Directory, MotioPI™ can be configured to pull LDAP or AD information from your cogstartup.xml file. The following blog entry provides easy instructions for LDAP / AD support in MotioPI™. |
Common Uses of PI
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Document Cognos User SecurityThe "User Access" panel enables you to access security information on Cognos users, such as:
You can document this information by exporting it to a csv, html, or txt document. |
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Validate Cognos ReportsNeed to make sure your recent model changes haven't broken any existing reports? Use MotioPI™ to quickly batch validate hundreds of reports, queries, analysis objects, etc. |
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Locate Schedules Associated with Cognos ObjectsFind Cognos schedules associated with Cognos objects, such as reports, jobs, report views and query objects. |
Additional Resources:
User Access Video
Reclaim Content from Deleted Cognos Users Video
Environment Panel Video











