I don't see a size & overflow property for the select & search prompt. Am I just missing it? I see in one of my old reports I used old-style HTML and JavaScript to overcome this. To control the size of a select & search prompt, must I use a Page Module or Custom Control?
You don't actually need either.
Try this, create a block with the name "mySNS" and drag your search prompt into it. Set the width of the block to something like 800px.
Next add an HTML item to the report:
<style>
div[lid=mySNS] div[specname=selectWithSearch] {
width: 100%;
}
div[lid=mySNS] div.clsPromptSelectWithSearchControlArea,div.clsPromptSelectWithSearchMultiSelPane{
width:50%;
}
</style>
That will make the search prompt expand to the width of the block.
As always: Masterful, sir. I often forget CSS is a great option for working with Cognos reports.
Since I'm using a single-select, setting the second width to 100% worked better for me.