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You should copy the filters from your primary query into the appropriate queries populating the prompts. Remember to filter the queries populating prompt 3, 4 and 5. Basically the cascading property is a property between two prompts - not the entire report. The query for prompt 1 doesn’t...

In ReportNet/C8 you can use Excel spreadsheets as datasources. Name the area in the spreadsheet you want to import, (Insert -> Name -> Define) and save the file so it is accessible from the Cognos environment. Create an ODBC connection to the spreadsheet. Create a datasource pointing to the...

I think KingCrab nails it. FM is supposed to be the way that you (the administrator) can make querying and reporting (and with C8, analysis) easier than it is with toad or query analyzer (or whatever query tool you use). It is the fundation of the ReportNet architecture, now known as Cognos 8...

Hi Martin You should make three Virtual Directories on your IIS, each pointing to different locations within the Cognos installation location. cognos -> ...\Cognos\c8\webcontent (e.g. C:\Program Files\\Cognos\c8\webcontent) cgi-bin -> ...\Cognos\c8\cgi-bin help ->...

Did two upgrades yesterday with no problems. First and ReportNet 1.1 MR1 -> ReportNet 1.1 MR3 upgrade in a production environment and then a ReportNet 1.1 MR1 -> Cognos 8 MR1. Far the easiest upgrades I've done compared to the Series 7 upgrades. I didn't upgrade the contentstore db, but...

Hi I would do something like the spec posted below. By using a Query ref, I reuse the settings made in the original query and group it by order year. Finally I put in a list in the heade showing only the order year. Regards, Søren <report xml:lang="en-ca"...