[Solved] Using tooltips in ReportNet Reports

[awhite2]

Has anyone being able to effectively use tooltips in the reportnet reports? Here is the scenario. I would like to display to our user metadata information via tooltips about our reports and data. However this displayed metadata information needs to be centralized for ease control. When user passed cursor over a column name for instance, then information about the column would be displayed.Ã,  Has anyone attempted anything like and if so how did you manage it,Ã,  since based on best practises tooltips can only be imbedded by reporting authors and not Metadata Admins who does not write the reports

[Merri]

If you add values in the "Screen Tip" property in Framework Manager, this will be displayed in Report Studio when you mouse over the model item.
Were you referring to tool tips in Report Studio or in finished reports?

[vsudaya]

Hi All,

i have another scenario. I have two tables, one table contains column name, description of  column, another one is table related to first one(that is all the column name eg. prod_name,prod_cate,prod_price etc). i want to display column description(for eg. for prod_name, it has to display "product name") as tool tip in report studio whenever mouse move on particular column. how can i achieve this?

thanks in advance.
vsudaya

[sir_jeroen]

Have you tried it using javascript.. That's not gonna be very difficult.

[wink]

Yep,

Can be done using Java scripts.... we used it in the past. This week I'm abroad but will search for it in the weekend...

Regards, vincent

[jolly]

Is it that what you are looking for?



Cu Jolly

[Draoued]

This is exactly what is describe in a SupportLink Article.

[vsudaya]

Is it that what you are looking for?



Cu Jolly

Yes, exactly what i am looking for?, how can i do that? any articles?

thanks in advance
vsu

[jolly]

Hi vsudaya,

look at the link posted from Draoued. This is an Article from Cognos.Ã,  I have attached a simple List Report which solved your Problem. Look at the two HTML-Items. Be sure you hav the GO SALES AND RETAILERS Package.

CU Jolly

[vsudaya]

hi,

thanks for reply.  i dont have access(account) to cognos support forums so that i can get the article.
Can i have the description of that article so that i can get more idea on that.


thanks in advance
vsudaya

[Draoued]

if you are using a Cognos application and paying the yearly fee , you must have an access.

I would suggest that you contact your reseller and ask for an access.
There is much more than this case describe in SupportLink Magazine, and you ll get at the same time access to Cognos Knowlegde database , which is also a good source of information.

[sir_jeroen]

Vsud: Read the board rules (I've just updated them)

[jeffnichuk]

I have tried using the supportlink technique, but the html doesn't pick up the values from the query, just prints a small dash in the field. Can someone help?
Thanks

[mikegreen]

I have tried using the supportlink technique, but the html doesn't pick up the values from the query, just prints a small dash in the field. Can someone help?
Thanks

Are you using the HTML item in a list or somewhere else on the page?  It would have to be in an area associated with a query.

Are you using the fully qualified item name ([querysubject].[itemname]) or just the item's name as shown in the query?

Regards,

Mike