IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management

Version 9.0.1

Quick Start Guide

This guide gets you started with a typical installation for Cognos Incentive Compensation Management.

National Language Version: To obtain the Quick Start Guide in other languages, print the language-specific PDF from the Cognos® Incentive Compensation Management product documentation page (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27045751).

Product overview

IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management enables organizations to automate the process of administering, calculating, reporting, and analyzing variable-based pay programs. The solution simplifies incentive compensation management for organizations by increasing accuracy, reducing costs, and improving visibility into sales performance and compensation plans.

Step 1: Access the software and documentation

If you download Cognos Incentive Compensation Management from IBM Passport Advantage®, follow the instructions in the IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management 9.0.0 Download Document (https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24039991). For complete documentation, including installation instructions, go to the Cognos Incentive Compensation Management page on IBM Knowledge Center (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGKS6/welcome).

Step 2: Evaluate the hardware and system configuration

See the supported environments information for your product in the Supported Software Environments document (https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27045752). Review the system requirements in your product installation guide, available from the IBM Knowledge Center (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGKS6/welcome).

Step 3: Set up your environment

To use Cognos Incentive Compensation Management, you must have the following components available:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, or 2008 R2 as the operating system for the application server, database server, and web server
  • 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 7 as the operating system for the client and web client
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3, 2008 SP3, 2008 R2, or 2012 for the Cognos Incentive Compensation Management database
  • Apache Tomcat 6 or 7, WebSphere® 7 or 8, or JBoss 6.3 and the latest Java™ Software Development Kit or Java Runtime Environment of Java Development Kit version 6 or 7 for the Cognos Incentive Compensation Management web client
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5, Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, or 2013, Adobe Reader or Acrobat, and Internet Explorer 9.0+, or Mozilla Firefox 3.0+ for the client and web client

More information

The list of supported components and the instructions to prepare the components for use can be found in the IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management Installation and Configuration Guide.