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IBM Cognos 10 Platform => Cognos 10 BI => Report Studio => Topic started by: rr.bi1212 on 20 Jun 2016 09:18:54 AM

Title: I need to display check boxes on the report
Post by: rr.bi1212 on 20 Jun 2016 09:18:54 AM
I need to display check boxes on the report based on a condition...How can I achieve it? I know I can use an image and use the image with a condition...but is there any other way?
Its not prompt..
Title: Re: I need to display check boxes on the report
Post by: MFGF on 20 Jun 2016 09:56:17 AM
Quote from: rr.bi1212 on 20 Jun 2016 09:18:54 AM
I need to display check boxes on the report based on a condition...How can I achieve it? I know I can use an image and use the image with a condition...but is there any other way?
Its not prompt..

Looks like webdings character 0x61 is a check mark - you could try using this?

MF.
Title: Re: I need to display check boxes on the report
Post by: Lynn on 20 Jun 2016 10:05:14 AM
Be aware of caveats involved with using webdings. I've used them successfully for specific purposes in controlled situations.

http://www.cognoise.com/index.php/topic,30348.msg98645.html#msg98645

I'm wondering why you need an alternative approach or what the purpose of this check box is, but the only other thing I could think of would be to use a dummy prompt control set to optional, but prompt controls won't render on PDF or Excel output.
Title: Re: I need to display check boxes on the report
Post by: rr.bi1212 on 20 Jun 2016 10:16:02 AM
Frankly what is webding? How can I use it?
Title: Re: I need to display check boxes on the report
Post by: rr.bi1212 on 20 Jun 2016 10:44:54 AM
Webdings is not supporting PDF Version.
Title: Re: I need to display check boxes on the report
Post by: MFGF on 20 Jun 2016 10:56:00 AM
Quote from: rr.bi1212 on 20 Jun 2016 10:44:54 AM
Webdings is not supporting PDF Version.

You didn't mention anything about PDF in your original post?

If the suggestion doesn't work for you, then it looks like you're back to your original idea of using an image and a condition. Is there a reason you can't use this?

MF.