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IBM Cognos 10 Platform => Cognos 10 BI => Cognos Administration => Topic started by: konesens on 23 Oct 2013 08:17:36 AM

Title: Navigation path in Cognos connection
Post by: konesens on 23 Oct 2013 08:17:36 AM
Hello ,

We would like to save some space on the connection portal page by moving the navigation path (like Public Folders > project_1 > my_package) at the same level as Entries (where last , previous, number of entries are displayed, etc ...)

I've attached a print screen.

Any help is welcomed.
Thanks
Title: Re: Navigation path in Cognos connection
Post by: Grim on 23 Oct 2013 03:18:29 PM
Just did a quick check with Firebug and I don't think this will be possible. The code the populates the "Cookie Crumb Path" (The Folder path your looking to move) is completely different then that of the level of Entries...etc.

I know you can change the color based on this old 8.4 Customization tutorial, but not the location of this path on the page.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/cognos/infrastructure/portals/page507.html

That said, Cognos 10.2.1+ now has a new Cognos Theme Designer (CTD) so there may be something in there. I have yet to install and play with the CTD.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24035533

You might be able to hack it though, by using tools like the Firefox addons Firebug and WebDeveloper to try and isolate the code and moving it. I would avoid this though as this might break your install and is completely unsupported.
Title: Re: Navigation path in Cognos connection
Post by: konesens on 23 Oct 2013 07:56:04 PM
Very interesting link , thanks for the infos and quick reply !
Title: Re: Navigation path in Cognos connection
Post by: CognosPaul on 24 Oct 2013 12:49:34 AM
It looks like it should be possible by modifying the ..\ibm\cognos 10.2.1\c10_64\templates\ps\logicsheets\presentation\controls\presentation.xsl file.

Or maybe the ..\ibm\cognos 10.2.1\c10_64\templates\ps\logicsheets\presentation\main\presentation.xsl file.

Or maybe even a combination. I'll try playing around with them later today, but in the meantime if you try on your own, please please make sure to backup all files before touching them. Also, I strongly recommend backing up the entire templates folder, IBM can and will refuse to provide support if you've made any changes to the Cognos internals.