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Title: A way to manually edit a static reort
Post by: katdbc on 16 Mar 2011 04:48:40 PM
Is it possible to  create a column in a static report,In order to manually edit or enter the contents.
My analyst wants to look at every  row and do an analysis and write a particular reasoning for that row.
Is it possible to do it in  cognos. He doesn want to bring that from a table from the db2 and join it since he doesnt have the time..Do you have any suggestion.any help is extremely appreciated.Thank you in advance.

In this image the 'analysis and insights'colums neeed to manually after analysing the particular row.Is there a feature which allows manually edit this static report.
Title: Re: A way to manually edit a static reort
Post by: AussiePete2011 on 16 Mar 2011 05:10:02 PM
Hi there

Actually Cognos 10 does this through Insight

IBM Cognos 8.x does this only as tool tips
The alternative is to use javascript
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21342149

This is not something that you can just simply add unless you consider creating a drill through to a report that contains comments.
As mentioned this functionality is part and parcel of Cognos 10
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/cognos/business-insight/trials-demos.html

Cheers
Peter B
Title: Re: A way to manually edit a static reort
Post by: katdbc on 16 Mar 2011 06:56:12 PM
Thank you so much peter for your prompt reply.
did you get to see the image attachment to understand my situation.
Yes we are using  cognos 10 and I have just started using cognos. Can you throw some light on how can it be done or what is it called in the insight.

Your help will be highly appreciated since this is a deliverable on wednesday.Please help me
Title: Re: A way to manually edit a static reort
Post by: AussiePete2011 on 16 Mar 2011 08:41:04 PM
Hi there

Here is a whitepaper on this issue
http://www.infocube.com.au/images/stories/pdfs/fs_ibm_cognos_collaboration.pdf

Here is the other part of the equation for Insight
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21452460

See how you go
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cbi/v10r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.swg.im.cognos.inst_cr_winux.10.1.0.doc/inst_cr_winux.html

Hope this helps
Cheers
Peter B
Title: Re: A way to manually edit a static reort
Post by: katdbc on 17 Mar 2011 10:42:13 AM
Thank you peter on your links for the insight!!!

But since i am so new and I have to do it quickly,Can you tell me a way to implement the manual addition of a new column to a static report!!


Than kyou again