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Has anyone had luck with using Mozilla Firefox with Cognos8? I have been attempting to make it work. In Cognos Connection the "Report Studio" button does not appear, nor the "Query Studio". However, reports will run on the browser. Thanks for your help, Becky

Could someone explain to me how to add the sample databases included in the crn directory "webcontent\samples\db" to SQL Server? In the ReportNet Quick Start and Installation Guide (page 15) the instructions state "Step 2. If required, copy the backup files for the sample databases to your...

Does anyone have, or know where I can locate a configuration guide for Cognos Series 7? Specifically, I'd like a guide with "pictures" as management doesn't want to read specifics, just visualize where everything should be installed. I've read the installation guide on the cognos site, but...

Hello all, eTrust is being used as our security and we are working on creating an Option within eTrust that will update the ldap for Cognos Access manager (we only want to enter user, user settings in eTrust). With cubes and reports in Upfront, is this all we should be concerned about accessing...

Does anyone know where I can read about or do they have info about Cognos on AIX? Specifically, I'm looking for info on flat files, cube builds. I'm new to AIX and need all the information I can get. Thanks in advance for the help! ~Becky

We are trying to establish and document our backup procedures for Cognos 7 .... across multiple servers. We currently have what Cognos has published but it is only for single server environment. Does anyone know the additional steps to back up 7? Thanks in advance, ~Becky

I have multiple reports using the 'in' variable as a prompt. The report runs correctly in Impromptu (7), the prompt variables are displayed correctly in the header, but when I publish the reports to Upfront, they do not display the prompt variables in the heading. I have re-designed 2 of the...

Any one know (or have tested) effects of multiple people publishing reports at the same time? We were told our datastore was corrupt. We have restored our datastore multiple times. One of the 'suggestions' as to why our datastore keeps becoming corrupt, is the possibility of multiple users...

When our IT department 'restored' our corrupt datastore, the IWR Report Administration structure (report sets) were wiped clean. However, the reports still showed in Upfront, in their respective folders. Is there a way in Upfront to delete all the reports in a folder (without deleting the...

I am pulling in a varchar field for Elapsed Time. The first 3 characters can be the day; or it could be 2 or even 1 character: Example: 1D:3H:25M 203D:3H:39M I normally do a substring for days, hours, minutes and can then perform necessary calculations. However, this is the first time I...

Hello everyone, I've built a report picklst prompt. First issue, when my report opens, the prompt appears (as it should), but it only shows approximately 75 to 100 Account Names. I need the prompt to show all the Account Names. Secondly, once the Account Name is selected from the prompt, I...

Hi everyone, Several reports that have been published to the web are displaying incorrectly when opened as pdf. The last column wraps to a 2nd page. I have repeatedly re-formatted and re-published the reports, same result. I have switched columns, narrowed columns, changed from landscape...

I was informed by a senior BO developer that she could not bring into a report MVGs (Multi Value Group) from an intersection table. Could someone please explain if this is an issue? Thanks in advance, BB

I am bringing in a "Long" field from my database. The field (called Comments) truncates in Impromptu. When I look at the Profile, it shows me the Comments field is coming in as "Text" "4". A co-worker informed me that once I have the report developed, I will need...

Hello everyone, I have a rather large text field I am attempting to bring into an Impromptu report. At this time, I'm unable to bring the data into the report. (Impromptu 6, upgrading to 7 series in 2 weeks) First, it is coming in as a text field; In a blank report the field will come in -...

I have been able to use the compatibility feature of XP to create catalogs (and finally configure joins). I have created Impromptu reports and now would like to insert a chart frame into the report. Normally, when inserting the chart frame, the "query data" and "chart data&quot...

I have a table, not joined, bringing in 'RV Value'. (1,2, ASV, 4, 5, QID are some of the fields.) In another table, which has multiple joins with other tables, I am bringing in 'Management Type'. (1, Management Type, 2, ASV and blank fields - for now, but other information will be brought...

From the catalog I am bringing in a date field (i.e. 06/28/2002). I have created a prompt to filter Start Date and End Date. The customer wants the date in the format of (dd-mon-yyyy). I've created the string (finally managing to convert date to string, substring, etc.) and am showing...