URL opens in new window

[tkunkler]

We have two Cognos environments, production and development.  In the production environment, when you create a URL in Cognos Connection and click it, the URL opens in the same browser window.  If you do the same thing in the development environment, the URL opens in a new window.  I don't know why the two environments behave differently.  I use the same PC and browser when accessing the two environments.  Any ideas?

[nj]

Hi

Are you using the browsers on the servers themselves or are you using your local browser? IE7, for instance, has an option to launch shortcuts (i.e. url hyperlinks) in new windows. This can be found under Tools / Internet Options / Advanced Tab - it is the checkbox that is something like "Reuse windows for shortcuts". If one browser is configured different to another on the servers then you will get the behaviour you describe, I'd have guessed.

Nik

[tkunkler]

Thanks Nik.  I am using the same local browser in both cases however.  I'm pretty sure this is a Cognos issue.  In the dev env, if I display the web page which has the URL and then View Source, I can see target="_blank" after the href tag for the URL.  When I do the same thing in the prod env, I see target="_self".  So the target value for the URL embedded in the web page is why the link opens in the same window or a new window.  Do you know how Cognos determines what target value to use when a URL is added to a web page?

[RubenvdLinden]

If this a configurable setting, I would love to hear it.
I use hyperlink objects in Report Studio to drill through to legacy Cognos 7 WebReports Impromptu reports and it would be great if these links open in a new window.