Enabling Contributor extensions

Just as many universities offer extension courses to extend the offering of their education programs, IBM Cognos Contributor offers extension programs to extend the functionality of the Contributor product. Extensions are not third-party programs; they are IBM Cognos Planning mini programs. The following screenshot displays an example of the Print to Excel extension—an extension that expands the printing functionality of the Contributor client web site by providing users with Excel printing features.

Enabling Contributor extensions

The Contributor program offers two types of extensions: Admin and Client. You, as an administrator, configure both ...

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