View, Edit, or Delete a Watch Rule in IBM Cognos Viewer

You can use IBM® Cognos® Viewer to edit and delete watch rules you created in saved HTML reports.

For information about creating a watch rule, see Create a Watch Rule for a Specific Condition, and Create a Watch Rule for Different Condition Status Indicators.

You can also delete and edit watch rules from the My Watch Items area of the portal. For more information, see My Watch Items.

Before you begin

You must have write access to edit or delete a watch rule.

Procedure

  1. Open the saved report output in IBM Cognos Viewer.
  2. On the toolbar, click Watch New Versions and, then click
    • Modify to edit the watch rule. When the Set properties dialog box appears, proceed to step 3.
    • Delete to delete the watch rule, and then click OK to complete the deletion.
  3. Click the General tab to change properties, such as the language, name, and description of the watch rule.
  4. Click the Rules tab to edit the rules properties, such as the conditional expression for the rule, the items to which the rule applies, and the alert type.

Results

Changes made to a watch rule in IBM Cognos Viewer are also made in the My Watch Items area of the portal.
Parent topic: Watch Rules in Saved Reports