Impromptu Web Reports

This Readme document contains late-breaking information related to Impromptu Web Reports.

Caching .xls and .csv Files in Internet Explorer

Configuration Manager Series 7 Version 4 includes a new Impromptu Web Reports .xls and .csv file caching option for Internet Explorer. The Cache XLS and CSV files in Internet Explorer Browser property specifies whether Internet Explorer caches .xls and .csv files when these report formats are being viewed in the browser. When you disable .xls and .csv file caching, you avoid the Internet Explorer "File in Use" error message received when you attempt to view the same .xls or .csv file multiple times. The default for the Cache XLS and CSV files in Internet Explorer Browser property is Yes.

Disabling or enabling the Internet Explorer file caching option produces the following results:

• When the Cache XLS and CSV files in Internet Explorer Browser property is disabled, you avoid the "File in Use" error message received when you attempt to view the same .xls and .csv file multiple times. However, you may receive a "File Does Not Exist" error message when you attempt to view .csv files associated with text editors. This is because text editors attempt to open the file from the Web browser’s temp folder, and the file has not been cached in the browser’s temp folder. Because the files are not cached, the reports may also take more time to run.

To avoid the "File Does Not Exist" error message, associate .csv files with Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.

• When the Cache XLS and CSV files in Internet Explorer Browser property is enabled, you avoid the "File Does Not Exist" error message received when you attempt to view .csv files associated with text editors. However, you may receive the Internet Explorer "File in Use" error message when you attempt to view the same .xls and .csv file multiple times.

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Hebrew Text Displayed in Chart Elements

In some chart elements, bi-directional Hebrew text may be displayed in a "logical" order rather than the expected "visual" order.

For more information, go to http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/bidi/

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Drilling to an Impromptu Web Reports Report Before the Browser Completes Loading Frames May Produce an Unexpected Page

When using ISAPI, NSAPI or Apache Mod gateways, particularly on systems under load with slower network response times, if you attempt to drill to another report from an Impromptu Web Reports PDF before the browser has completed loading all the current frames, you may be directed to a page you are not expecting.

Using Firefox, if the current Web page has not finished loading all the frames, including the bottom toolbar frame, you may be returned to the NewsIndex, to the Newsbox, or to another report you previously ran. Using Internet Explorer, the current page may attempt to reload.

To avoid this problem, wait for the Web browser to finish loading all the frames in the page.

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Unreadable or Inaccessible Display

If you use Internet Explorer 7, you may get an unreadable display with higher zoom settings. For example,

• in PowerPlay and IBM Cognos Query some display elements may overlap
• In IBM Cognos Visualizer, the Explain pane may not display correctly

To correct the display, reduce the Internet Explorer 7 zoom setting.

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ObjectStore Internal Error: err-0025-1420

You may encounter this error when you execute the dsdump command in an Impromptu Web Reports environment. It indicates that the ObjectStore databases are corrupt.

You may also get this error when the Upfront news item is not updated with the report output after a report runs.

To avoid this problem, upgrade to the ObjectStore version that is packaged with Series 7 Version 4 MR2. Note that upgrading will not fix the corrupted database. If you encounter this error, contact Cognos Software Services.

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