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Developers automatically have access to Cognos DEV and can upload their own data via Excel. Developers who want to use UCSD data can request access to existing data sources (https://blink.ucsd.edu/technology/bi/sources/index.html) or request to have their data added to Cognos ( Interim Solution - Adding Data to Cognos or Tableau )
Error Messages
Q: Error: model or package /name/ does not exist or you are not allowed to use it because of security settings.
A-1) You are attempting to build a report in Cognos QA or Cognos Prod. All report development should occur in Cognos DEV.
A-2) You have not been provisioned report developer access to that data source. Report developer access to each data source must be requested separately. You can find report developer access request steps on Blink > Data Sources.
Folder Best Practices
Q: What is the Business User Development folder?
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