Workforce Performance (WFP)

Upgrade to Cognos 10.2.1

The Workforce Performance module has been upgraded to IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence (BI) 10.2.1. This upgrade was necessary as Cognos BI 8.4.1 reached End of Service (EOS) on September 30, 2013. Additional information regarding IBM's EOS statement for Cognos BI 8.4.1 can be found on IBM's website.

Cognos BI 10.2.1 provides enhancements and numerous fixes. For a comprehensive list of enhancements and fixes, see the IBM Cognos BI New Features Guide and Release Notes for versions 10.1 through 10.2.1 available on IBM's website.

The following upgrades were made to the Infor WFM and Cognos BI integration:

  • The integration now uses Cognos SDK 10.2.1.
  • Custom UI elements and files specific to the integration were updated to Cognos BI 10.2.1.
  • The Workforce Performance Installer was updated to reflect changes in Cognos BI 10.2.1.
  • A general cleanup was performed to remove legacy artifacts and integration code that are no longer required for Cognos BI 10.2.1.

The following topics describe additional changes that can be found in this release of Workforce Performance.