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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Report Studio => Topic started by: ipmurali on 24 Mar 2010 02:32:02 AM

Title: Display Boolean values as check box or option button in a list report?
Post by: ipmurali on 24 Mar 2010 02:32:02 AM
Dear all,

Is there anyway to display boolean values as check box or option button in a list report?.

Cognos version is 8.2

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Display Boolean values as check box or option button in a list report?
Post by: MFGF on 01 Apr 2010 09:41:33 AM
Hi,

If you can get hold of image files for a checkbox checked and unchecked (or a radio button selected and deselected) you can use conditional formatting to display these in your list column for True/False values.  Obviously they will not be active within the report (just static image files) but hopefully this is what you are looking for.

MF.
Title: Re: Display Boolean values as check box or option button in a list report?
Post by: Nuffsaid on 01 Apr 2010 02:27:14 PM
Hi,

You can do this with Webding fonts if available. Have your boolean display the letter "a" if true and format as Webding. This will produce a checkmark. You can probably get the "box" effect by playing with borders.

See here for other available fonts and what they display;

http://fay.iniminimo.com/symbol_fonts.html#wingdings

Nuffsaid.