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  1. CognosProfessional

    Need help totalling..

    Create a new column with the code you have there, then total if you like. Let us know how it turns out. CP [cook]
  2. CognosProfessional

    Loss of drill up/down behavior for custom sets (using unions)

    Try creating different scenarios with a small amount of data until you see what you need. CP [cook]
  3. CognosProfessional

    GeTemplate iwr modifyprompts.utml failed. Reason:

    Verify db connection has been defined on the IWR server. if mapping all user classes to "creator" for the report, check that catalog has the db login and password under the creator logon ... Catalog, USer Profiles, Database Tab CP [cook]
  4. CognosProfessional

    Comparing Year on Year Performance by Month

    Hierarchy or data formatting to not pull back only one. CP [cook]
  5. CognosProfessional

    Impromptu 7.4.4 - Script 'switch to' error message

    Verify that the report has been saved from Impromptu, and that the report and catalog are accessible to the application. Ensure that you did not double click the report to open it, but that it was opened from Imprompt using File, Open. Run and test sample reports with sample catalog and see...
  6. CognosProfessional

    Reportnet returns no data

    Be sure the data source returns data as a test in ReportNet without the stored procedure first. Then, work your way into the SP. CP [cook]
  7. CognosProfessional

    Formatting date prompts for use in Headers

    Cognos 6? Which product? Why can't you use the functions with the product? CP [cook]
  8. CognosProfessional

    Impromptu creator password auto completes !

    You have to change the properties of the catalog. CP [cook]
  9. CognosProfessional

    Cognos BI 8.4 Remove Modified

    Sounds like you took care of the skin already, You would also have to remove it from the report itself. CP [cook]
  10. CognosProfessional

    HTML vs PDF printing

    re: 'when we print them in html format we won't have any suprises in PDF.' Are you wanting to print a pdf or an html? It is either one or the other. Why not just print the report outputs? CP [cook]
  11. CognosProfessional

    How to hide scrolling bars when printing report

    Why would you view in html format then? To not see scrolling bars, you would view in another format...like XLS or PDF. Printing should never come from the Internet Explorer with the Print button. I would normally have the report outputs (xls or pdf) there on the right for anyone to open and...
  12. CognosProfessional

    how to enlarge a chart on Report Studio

    It would depend on what you have highlited and what property is set to for the size of the page/frame/ect... CP [cook]
  13. CognosProfessional

    Changing the Filter Display in Query Studio

    Yes, change the property that you are using to get the data for that filter to use your new separate table instead. CP [cook]
  14. CognosProfessional

    How to change the catalog for multiple reports

    IMPROMPTU : Create a copy of the catalog so that you have catalog A and catalog B. That seems to be what you are looking for. However, you maintain 2 catalogs instead of one. CP [cook]
  15. CognosProfessional

    Report Studio Variables

    There is a place for you to do these as chosen when you chose the boolean, but you have to set it up properly. Depends on what you need to do. But, it can be done. CP [cook]
  16. CognosProfessional

    Need Cognos Business Requirements Docs

    When you find these let me know too. As far as I know, you make them up yourself geared to your company interviews with project requests and requirements of SDLC. Thanks! CP [cook]
  17. CognosProfessional

    most useful skills

    You need the FM Modeler to get the data in the right way for the tool user to build reports. You need a report writer writer to write the reports and discuss needs with users. The report writer then comunicates what the FM Modeler should do. Ideally, depending on workload, this can be one...
  18. CognosProfessional

    Scheduling problem

    Did you test your connection? Was it successful? CP [cook]
  19. CognosProfessional

    Report generation speed: PDF vs HTML

    I do have a report that when I generate the report interactively to get an html it takes 15 seconds to return. When I submit the same report to run behind the scenes, meaning the blue arrow with options for xls, pdf, html outputs, it takes an hour. Exact same report! Extremely complex report...
  20. CognosProfessional

    Navigating pages within a report

    Besides the PDF suggestion, here are a couple others... Set your page / list - rows to be 100000, and then you can scroll once to your second page. You can also put your graphs first, and the crosstabs last. You can have a link at the top of the report for each report to navigate quickly...

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