View, Run, or Open a Report

You can view the most recent run of a report, run a report, or open a report in the authoring tool.

The default action is to view the most recent run of a report but you can select the default action that you prefer.

You can view reports in various formats. To run reports in the delimited text (CSV), PDF, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (XLS), or XML output formats, you require the generate output capability for the specific format. For more information, see Report formats.

When you run a report in an export format such as PDF, CSV, or XLS, the IBM Cognos report name is used as the exported file name.

Before you begin

You must have execute permission to run a report. You must have read and traverse permissions for the folder that contains the report.

You may be requested to enter your data source credentials. For information on data source credentials, see Trusted credentials.

Procedure

Open IBM Cognos Connection.
Click the report that you want.
For more information about using PowerPlay® Web Explorer, see PowerPlay Web User Guide.

For information about using Analysis Studio, see the Analysis Studio User Guide.