Report To PDF Problem

[damienm]

Dear all,
Not sure if anyone has came across this problem, but I have a crosstab with 2 graphs underneath, it looks fine in HTML but once I run as PDF it splits the report over 2 pages instead of one, i.e crosstab first page and graphs on second.
I also noticed that the crosstab is centered on page 1 of the PDF.

I have setup page to A4 etc, I guess my question is, is there anyway to preserve the formatting and have the contain fit to one page or is there a PDF print preview that I could use to see first what it would look like in PDF, any help much appreciated!

[Suraj]

Yes PDF output behaves differently. You have to be consistent in using tables with fixed width etc...
Refer to following document for details...
http://support.cognos.com/supported/tti/public/docs/cognos_pp_reporting_ensuring_consistent_object_alignment_in_html_and_pdf_outputs.pdf?lid=cognos_pp_reporting_ensuring_consistent_object_alignment_in_html_and_pdf_outputs

[rockytopmark]

Damien -

Any report can be output in any format.  From Report Studio, you can use Run menu, and select the desired output format.

From Cognos Connection, use the "Run with Options" action to choose to execute in other than the default format.

-M

[Redrichmond]

Yes we had the same ..

We managed to define the paper size in properties
A4 (210 × 297 mm).
A3 (297 × 420 MM)

you can then divide by 3 to give you 3 columns etc..

The formatting is a really pain with Cognos and can take ages!!

Have fun