IBM Cognos Upfront

Filtering

Note: This topic will include the following correction in the next version of the Upfront Developer Guide.

In the "Syntax" section, first table, the second row should be changed as follows:

• Operator = <&gt
• Value of Local Data Store Variable = Not equal to value

SetNewsItemProperties

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SQL Logs

Use the Provider element to set the sqllogfilename value to specify the name of an SQL log file. This property is valid only for Impromptu Web Reports NewsItems.

SetNewsItemProperties for IWR

Note: This topic will include the following additions in the next version of the Upfront Developer Guide.

Specifying an SQL Log

The filename of an SQL log can be specified as an optional parameter in the XML for an Impromptu Web Reports NewsItem. If the accompanying value is blank (that is, <value></value>) in the XML, no SQL log is created.

For example, the following code specifies that an SQL log named my_sql_log.txt for the NewsItem with Id 8fdb8536f66311daa8b9cfdc817c4293.

<SetNewsItemProperties>

    <Id>8fdb8536f66311daa8b9cfdc817c4293</Id>

    <Provider>

        <pair>

            <name>sqllogfilename</name>

            <value>my_sql_log.txt</value>

        </pair>

    </Provider>

</SetNewsItemProperties>

The FMCmd Command

Note: This topic will include the following additions in the next version of the Upfront Developer Guide.

When creating your XML input file, you must include a character set declaration if any of the file or NewsBox names in the input file include non-Latin 1 character sets, such as Japanese or Chinese.

For example, an XML declaration with Japanese character encoding looks like the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Shift_JIS" standalone="yes" ?> 

For simplified Chinese, the declaration is as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="GB2312" standalone="yes" ?> 

If you do not include a character set declaration, and FMCmd encounters any characters that are not in the Latin-1 character set, you will receive an XML parsing error and the upload will not complete.

Enable and Disable Governors

Note: This topic will include the following correction in the next version of the IBM Cognos Web Portal User Guide.

Currently, this topic incorrectly states that users with execute privileges can enable and disable the governor setting. Only users with write or owner privileges can enable or disable the governor setting.

Create a HotFile from a Report

Note: This topic will include the following correction in the next version of the IBM Cognos Web Portal User Guide.

The following step will be deleted:

4. Select the Create a HotFile from This Report checkbox.