Running a standard report

  1. Under My Reports, select the report that you want to run.
    The reports that are available will vary depending on the security configuration of each report.
  2. Specify the selection parameters for the report. The parameters displayed depends on the report you selected.
    See Report selection parameters.
  3. Click Go.
    If you did not select No from the Show Parameters list, the parameters that you specified are displayed at the top of the report. The columns and rows that are shown depend on the report type and the parameters that you selected.

    You can use the buttons in the top right corner to view the report in different formats, or to return to the parameters page.

    See Cognos reports.

  4. Optionally, to save the selection parameters you specfied for future use, click Save your parameter selection.
    1. Specify a unique name for your report parameter.
    2. Click Save.
    3. Click OK.
    Note: Saved report parameters are user-specific and are not visible to other users. Each user can only view and manage their own saved parameter selections.

Running a report with saved parameters

You can run a report using the previously saved parameter selection.

  1. Select My Reports > My Saved Reports.
  2. Click Run next to the saved parameter that you want to run.
    Note: On the report result page, you can use the buttons in the top right corner to view the report in different formats, or to return to the saved report parameters page.

Removing a report with saved parameters

  1. Select My Reports > My Saved Reports.
  2. Click Delete next to the saved parameter that you want to remove.
  3. Click OK.
    Note: Deleting a saved parameter only removes the saved parameter set, and does not delete or modify the core report.