Starting a Workspace Advanced Report in Edit Mode from an external UI

[vetteheadracer]

Trying to launch WA in Edit Mode

Syntax is this

cognosLaunch("ui.gateway"," gateway ","ui.tool","component")

example is this

cognosLaunch
('ui.gateway','http://localhost/ibmcognos/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi','ui.
tool','CognosViewer','ui.action','run','ui.object','/content/folder
[@name=\'Samples\']/folder[@name=\'Models\']/package
[@name=\'GO Sales(analysis)\']/folder
[@name=\'Report Studio Report Samples\']/report
[@name=\'2005Sales Summary\']')

ui.tool= what exactly if I want Workspace Advanced?
ui.action=edit I assume for Workspace Advanced

[Lynn]

Perhaps this document will help. Both Report Studio and CWA share the same XML structure so I think you are really launching report studio but with a profile specified that indicates the GUI for CWA rather than RS

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEP7J_10.2.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.ug_cra.10.2.0.doc/c_urlaccess_param_url_ex8.html

[vetteheadracer]

Starting Cognos Workspace Advanced

'ui.tool','ReportStudio',
'ui.profile','BUA_standalone'

Seems when IBM renamed Business Insight Advanced to Cognos Workspace Advanced they didn't bother to rename the ui.profile it uses........naughty / lazy IBM.

[Lynn]

Starting Cognos Workspace Advanced

'ui.tool','ReportStudio',
'ui.profile','BUA_standalone'

Seems when IBM renamed Business Insight Advanced to Cognos Workspace Advanced they didn't bother to rename the ui.profile it uses........naughty / lazy IBM.

:D :D

Did you ever happen to notice what the PDF file name is for Workspace Advanced?? It is ug_rptstd_fin.pdf which I think originated back in the day when this tool was Report Studio Express Authoring Mode. They haven't bothered to change it since then even though it makes no sense any more.

From the Express Authoring Guide:

The Express authoring mode provides a simplified and focused Report Studio interface. It is designed for non-technical users to create traditional financial and management statement reports.

[vetteheadracer]

Also wondering if there is a way to start Workspace Advanced without it opening in a new window when launched from a .net application?

[cognoise2016]

Hi,
Can anyone explain me the use of CognosLaunch () function .
I trying to use this function in one of my report studio report. My requirement is once the user execute the report studio report , he should have an option in the cognos viewer(output) to edit/open the report in cognos workspace advanced. Since by default we don't have that option iam trying to implement it using Cognos Launch Function . I inserted a html item with the below syntax to open the report in workspace advanced . But the syntax is incorrect. please correct me if my strategy is wrong . Appreciate suggestions for the same
<scriptLanguage ="JAVASCRIPT">
cognosLaunch
('ui.gateway','http://emi_dev/ibmcognos/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi',
'ui.tool','CognosViewer',
'ui.action','new',
'ui.object','/content/folder
[@name=\'Samples\']/folder[@name=\'Models\']/package
[@name=\'GO Sales(analysis)\']/folder
[@name=\'Report Studio Report Samples\']/report
[@name=\'2005Sales Summary\']',
'ui.profile','BUA_standalone')
</script>
thanks