Tips for Keeping Filesize of MHT to a Minimum

[dpccgf]

This is not a question that needs a solution but thought I would ask what tips people had in keeping MHT files down in size.  Suggestions would be appreciated!

[Raghuvir]

hi,

we can try to use miminum queries, for eg, if data for two objects can be extracted through a single query then we can resuse the query.

Resuing the variables.

there will be more options to do the same, but as of now i know about this two options. would request cognos gurus to put some light on this topic.

Regards

[Lynn]

I think query reuse can limit complexity but I'm not sure it does very much in terms of minimizing the size of the mht.

There was an excellent presentation at IOD a few years ago given by the developers who created the active report product for Cognos. I have attached the powerpoint slides. Of course not everything in here pertains to minimizing the size of the mht.

I recall hearing that some of the early recommendations on sizing have since been changed to suggest percentages rather than fixed pixels but otherwise I think a lot of the tips and dos and don'ts still apply.