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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Query Studio => Topic started by: yerapat on 10 Sep 2008 03:00:31 PM

Title: Loading Filter Values from a File
Post by: yerapat on 10 Sep 2008 03:00:31 PM
I'm looking for any ideas for loading a list of values into a filter in query studio.

Ideally (Wish List) when you choose your field to be filtered, one of the options, in the filter pane, would be load values from a local flat file or csv.

I've though about putting an empty table out on a share that using an ODBC to connect to that via FM then join the field in FM to the fields or fields that need to be filtered. This, however, takes alot of training and i foresee a great deal of confusion and service tickets opened on the users side.

If anyone has a slick way, perhaps even a jscript hack for that prompt page I
'd be all ears!

I've looked at drill through definitions which would be great except that your limited to selecting only the values in view.

Thank you!
Title: Re: Loading Filter Values from a File
Post by: praveennb on 22 Oct 2008 08:26:47 PM
Check this.

http://support.cognos.com/supported/tti/public/docs/cognos_pp_reporting_using_a_local_file_in_a_reportnet_report.zip?lid=cognos_pp_reporting_using_a_local_file_in_a_reportnet_report

http://support.cognos.com/supported/tti/public/docs/cognos_pp_reporting_upload_local_file_picklist_values.zip?lid=cognos_pp_reporting_upload_local_file_picklist_values