Running Cognos Report in Background

[raviahuja21]

Hi Folks,

I have a cognos report which takes parameter inputs from a custom java page, which forms the URL and passes the necessary values to the prompts and runs the report.

Now what the user wants is to have a checkbox on the custom java page which when selected should run the report in the background and once the report is run it should show somewhere on the portal page regarding the status and should also provide a link to see the report executed.

I know that there is a run with option functionality in cognos which enables the user to run the report in background and see that at a later point of time, however I am little confused as to how can I incorporate this feature with what the user wants, i.e. how to I communicate between the custom java web page and Cognos.

Is there a way in which I can specify or pass a parameter such that the report should run in background, or do I have to use something from the SDK ?

Regards
Ravi Ahuja.