1. In effect, this is an archived file format, not unlike UNIX? TAR, or ZIP without the compression.

2. The project is contained as an archived file, inside the documentation plug-in.

3. The first time, you must check if the archived file is present.

4. This step is a basic check to ensure that you have installed ODM and configured it correctly to access the archived file or collection you want to use in the Cognos report creation.

5. IBM Optim Data Growth Solution enables you to archive historical transaction records, storing them securely and cost-effectively in a compressed archived file.

6. Figure 3 shows a configuration from ODM for Optim archived file and collection.