Editing a Report

You may want to change the report layout, style, or font. The report may need to be updated because of changes to the data or to add language support.

If the report was created in Report Studio, you can edit the report in Report Studio. If the report was created in Query Studio, you can edit the report in either Query Studio or Report Studio. If you edit a Query Studio report in Report Studio, you cannot go back and edit the report in Query Studio. For more information about modifying reports, see the IBM Cognos Report Studio User Guide, and the Query Studio User Guide.

If the report was created in Analysis Studio, you can edit the report in either Analysis Studio or Report Studio. If you edit an Analysis Studio report in Report Studio, you cannot go back and edit the report in Analysis Studio. For more information about modifying Analysis Studio reports, see the Report Studio User Guide, and the Analysis Studio User Guide.

The edit button differs depending on whether the report is a Query Studio report , a Report Studio report , or an Analysis Studio report .

Editing a report modifies the report specification so that everyone who views the report sees the changes you made.

Report properties, such as the preferred output format, language, prompt values, or report retention, can be specified by changing the run options in the portal View, Run, or Open a Report. For information about properties, see Entry Properties.

If you want to use a generic report as the underlying structure for additional reports, make a copy of the report Copy an entry. If you want a report to appear in more than one location, create a shortcut Create a Shortcut. If you want to keep the underlying report specifications but want the choice of another report format, language, delivery method, or run option, create a report view Create a Report View.

You must have read and write permissions for the report you are attempting to edit. You must have traverse permissions for the folder containing the report.