Launch Cognos Data Manager Designer

Begineer guide. This article helps tou to open existing data manager catalog in Cognos Data Manager Designer.

How to Launch Cognos Data Manager Designer. You can launch IBM Cognos Data Manager Designer using following method.

Use Windows Start Menu: Click on Start -> All Application -> Cognos -> Data Manager
Windows RUN: Type following RUN and hit enter. <Cognos Installation Directory>\c8\bin\dsdegin.exe
File Explorer: Navigate to <Cognos Installation Directory>\c8\bin\ location and double click on dsdegin.exe

Cognos possible installation directory

X:\Program Files\Cognos\c8\
X:\Program Files\Cognos\c8\
X:\Program Files\Cognos\c8_64
X:\Program Files\Cognos\c10
X:\Program Files\Cognos\c10_64
X:\Program Files\IBM\Cognos\c10
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8\
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8\
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8_64
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c10
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c10_64
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8\
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8\
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8_64
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c10
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c10_64
X:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Cognos\c10
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8\
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8\
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c8_64
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c10
X:\Program Files (x86)\Cognos\c10_64

Here X is the Directory Name (Drive Letter).