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Cognos Active Reports Tips

Version: Cognos 10.2.2 Problem: While running Active Report from Report Studio, sometime we get error in loading chart: 2204 An error occurred. " ActualWidth. Cause: Potential Browser issue in rendering while multiple mhtl files are already opened. Solution: Close Other mht files or, Run in schedule mode and verify that there is no other issue with charts Naming Conventions: In Cognos Active Reports, we can follow below naming convention for easy maintenance 1. Name all Controls - DataItem_ _ControlName 2. Associated Queries - DataItem_ _ControlName_Query 3. Variable - starts with "v" 4. Parameters - starts with "p" Share as Public variable so that CWA can use them. Application Drill Through: For passing parameters from summary Active Report to Detail Active Reports, we can use public variable, application drill through and Data deck in detailed report. This design is useful when volume is high and we need to break

Cognos Admin Access via Good Mobile App

Good mobile App browser doesn't show Cognos Admin Console in Launch Menu. There is need to monitor jobs on the go to monitor and start new as soon as few jobs are complete. To resolve this, we can simply create port let link from Cognos Connection and giving Target URL to admin console URL. Same can be used for easy navigations using portal pages.