Install Contributor for Microsoft Excel to view and edit Contributor data using Microsoft Excel formatting and linking functionality.
Do not install Contributor for Microsoft Excel on a computer that already has Analyst or Contributor Administration installed on it.
If you are installing on Windows Vista and User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, you must start the installation wizard using Run As Administrator.
Before you install the Contributor for Microsoft Excel, ensure that your computer meets the necessary software and hardware requirements. Apply all required operating system patches and use only the versions of third-party software that are supported for Cognos products. Otherwise your product may not work properly. For information about software environments and versions supported by Cognos products, see the Product Information page of the Cognos Global Customer Services Web site (http://support.cognos.com).
If you are installing Contributor for Microsoft Excel on multiple computers, ensure that you install the same version on each computer.
If you have an older version of Contributor for Microsoft Excel, we recommend that you uninstall it before you install the Cognos 8 version. Uninstalling does not remove any XLS worksheets that you have saved.
Insert the CD for Cognos 8 Planning - Contributor for Microsoft Excel or go to the installation source file directory.
The Welcome page of the installation wizard appears when you insert the CD.
If no Welcome page appears or you are not installing from the CD, go to the win32 directory, and double-click issetup.exe.
If you are using Windows Vista and UAC is enabled, right-click issetup.exe, and select Run As Administrator.
Select the language to use for the installation.
Follow the directions in the installation wizard to copy the required files to your computer.
If you are installing in a directory that already has other Cognos 8 Planning components, you are prompted for the location of a directory in which to store backup copies of the files that will be overwritten.
Click Finish.
After you install the client, you can access the Cognos 8 Planning portal to use Contributor Web. The Contributor Web client does not require any configuration.