Accessible Reports

We are committed to assisting people with disabilities, and promote initiatives that make workplaces and technologies accessible. For example, IBM Cognos Series 7 provides a report-reading solution for accessibility. This report-reading solution is currently available in English. In addition to the English report-reading solution, the Upfront Accessible theme can be read in English and French.

Using PowerPlay Web Viewer, you can open PowerPlay Web reports using screen reading technology. When accessibility is enabled in PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration, PowerPlay reports are published with markup tags that screen readers can read if the reports are in PDF format.

Using screen reading technology, you have full access to

• the Modify Report page

From the Modify Report page, you can modify the PowerPlay Web Viewer report settings. For information about modifying PowerPlay Web Viewer reports, see Change the Report Filters and Settings

• PowerPlay Web Viewer reports

Although the PowerPlay Web Viewer reports are accessible, the links from within these reports are not. For example, if you click the Explore button in PowerPlay Web Viewer, the report opens in PowerPlay Web Explorer but is not accessible to screen readers.

Tip: To return to PowerPlay Web Viewer reports from Web pages that are not accessible to screen reader technology, click the Back button in your Web browser.

Using the Accessible Modify Report Page

There are a number of ways you can access information and make selections in the Modify Report page. For example, you can use quick access keys to move to a specific area in the page, and then use different key combinations to make selections.

Quick Access Keys

You can use the quick access keys listed in the table below to move the screen reader to specific areas in the Modify Report page. You will have access to these areas of the Modify Report page only if your PowerPlay Web administrator has made them available to you.

Quick Access Keys	Description
Alt + M	Moves the screen reader to the dimension line section.
Alt + Z	Moves the screen reader to the Options section.
Alt + R	Moves the screen reader to the Currency and Format section.
Alt + O	Activates the OK button.
Alt + C	Activates the Cancel button.

Note

• All other accessibility tags conform to the Microsoft standard for accessibility.

Dimension Line Section

Use the following keys or key combinations to access information and make selections in the dimension line section of the Modify Report page.

Keys	Description
Tab	Accesses the first control in the dimension line section, or to moves from one drop-down list box to the next.
Alt + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Moves to individual drop-down list boxes.
Alt + 0	Moves to the last drop-down list box.
Shift + Tab	Moves backward among the drop-down list boxes.
Alt + Down Arrow	Expands the items in a drop-down list box.
Down Arrow	Moves down through the items in a drop-down list box.
Up Arrow	Moves up through the items in a drop-down list box.
Enter	Makes a selection.  Note: Each time the Enter key is pressed to make a selection, the Modify Report page refreshes and the screen reader returns to the beginning of the page.

Options Section

Use the following keys or key combinations to access information and make selections in the Options section of the Modify Report page.

Keys	Description
Tab	Accesses the first control in the Options section, or to moves from one Option control to the next.
Space Bar	Toggles the state of the check box.
Alt + Down Arrow	Expands the items in a drop-down list box.
Down Arrow	Moves down through the items in a drop-down list box.
Up Arrow	Moves up through the items in a drop-down list box.
Enter	Makes a selection.  Note: Each time the Enter key is pressed to make a selection, the Modify Report page refreshes and the screen reader returns to the beginning of the page.

Currency and Format Section

Use the following keys or key combinations to access information and make selections in the Currency and Format section of the Modify Report page.

Keys	Description
Tab	Accesses the first control in the Options section, or to moves from one Option control to the next.
Space Bar	Toggles the state of the check box.
Alt + Down Arrow	Expands the items in a drop-down list box.
Down Arrow	Moves down through the items in a drop-down list box.
Up Arrow	Moves up through the items in a drop-down list box.
Enter	Makes a selection.  Note: Each time the Enter key is pressed to make a selection, the Modify Report page refreshes and the screen reader returns to the beginning of the page.

Using the Accessible PowerPlay Web Viewer Report Page

There are a number of ways you can access information and make selections in the PowerPlay Web Viewer report page. For example, you can use quick access keys to move to a specific area in the page, and then use different key combinations to make selections.

Quick Access Keys

You can use the quick access keys listed in the table below to move the screen reader to specific areas in the PowerPlay Web Viewer report page. You will have access to these areas only if your PowerPlay Web administrator has made them available to you.

Quick Access Keys	Description
Alt + Y	Moves to the toolbar.  Note: To use this quick access key, your Web browser must be the active window (not Adobe Acrobat Reader). To toggle between your Web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader, press Ctrl + Tab.

PowerPlay Web Viewer Report Page

Use the following keys or key combinations to access information in the PowerPlay Web Viewer report page.

Keys	Description
Tab	Accesses the first control in the report, or moves from one report control to the next.