Adding Interactivity to a Report
You create an active report by adding interactive
behavior to controls in the report. Adding interactive behavior links
controls to each other, allowing an action performed on a control
to change the state of another control.
- Create and Manage Active Report Variables
Create active report variables to allow controls in a report to interact with each other. Active report variables pass information from one control to another control. - Adding Controls to a Report
IBM Cognos Active Report offers several active report controls. For many controls, two different versions are available, a static version and a data-driven version. - Add Data to a Control
For every control that you insert in a report, you must add the data that you want to appear in the control. - Define a Connection Between Controls
Define a connection between controls to link them together. When you link controls, an action performed on one control affects the behavior of the other control. - Specify the Selection Behavior of a Control
Specify the selection behavior of a control to determine what interactive behavior should occur when the control is clicked or when an object in the control, such as a button, check box, or data item, is selected. - Specify the Reaction Behavior of a Control
Specify the reaction behavior of a control to determine how a control will react when another control, or an object in the control, is selected. - Set the No Value List Item
Set the no value list item to show a specific item in a control when no value is selected. - Show or Hide a Column or Row
You can show or hide a column in a list or a column or row in a crosstab when the report is viewed. - Sort Data in a List
You can specify whether users can sort data in a list in the report output. - Recommendation - use master detail relationships when authoring decks
When authoring deck controls in active reports, use master detail relationships to improve performance.
Parent topic: Active Reports