Enabling Accessible Report Output

Accessible reports contain features, such as alternate text, that allow users with disabilities to access report content using assistive technologies, such as screen readers.

In IBM® Cognos® applications, you can create accessible output for reports, jobs, steps within jobs, and scheduled entries in PDF, HTML, and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software 2007 format.

For information about specifying system-wide accessibility settings, see Enabling system-wide accessible report output. For information about enabling accessibility features in Report Studio, see the Report Studio User Guide.

Accessible reports require more report processing and have a greater file size than non-accessible reports. Consequently, making reports accessible can have a negative impact on performance.

Parent topic: Accessibility features