Standard Layout measurment

[fp_cognos]

Dear Friends,

Wanted to know what the standard way of defining crosstabs, tables, chart,list in report studio. Should I use pixels or inches or some other measurements. When I use pixels, the tables does not fit as per the PDF report generated. Need some advise

Cognos Learner

[AnalyticsWithJay]

Generally speaking there's no restriction on which unit to use. All units of measurement are accepted.

However, it's more common to use em, px, or % for screen, and to use cm, inch, etc. for print. It's for the developer to choose which unit is easiest to work with, based on where the content will be output (print or screen).

I typically have 1 page for each output type that the client needs. If the report needs to be output in HTML, PDF, XLS, I would have three pages -- each one designed for that specific output. You set a render variable on the page for each output type.

[fp_cognos]

Thanks for your reply. The report generation is mostly pdfs/print and there are nested tables - some have charts and some have list or cross tabs. So what would you recommend? Should I got for inch/cm.

[bdbits]

I prefer to use responsive designs when possible, negating the need for multiple reports based on output.

When not possible, then what CognoidJay said, which in your case would be using cm/in measurements.