Creating location-aware reports
A location-aware report filters report data
based on the user's current location as determined by the GPS coordinates
of the mobile device. For example, a Vice President of Sales travels
frequently to visit his Regional Sales Managers. When he arrives at
an airport, he wants to filter his sales report to show information
about the region that he is visiting.
You can create location-aware reports in IBM® Cognos® Report Studio if your IBM Cognos Mobile administrator has set up location-aware parameters. For more information, check with your IBM Cognos Mobile administrator or see the IBM Cognos Administration and Security Guide.
Location-aware reports must include at least one prompt that requests the location information. This location information, as defined by your IBM Cognos Mobile administrator, could use either coordinates or defined regions, such as states, provinces, cities, or voter regions. Your administrator also defines the parameter names for the prompts, which you must provide when adding the location prompt.