New Default for Hidden or Deleted Axis Titles

The default for rendering hidden or deleted axis titles has changed. This can change the size or placement of chart elements in your chart report output.

In previous versions of IBM® Cognos® Report Studio, hidden or deleted axis titles were defined and rendered as empty spaces in the report.

In Report Studio, Version 10.1.0, hidden or deleted axis titles are not rendered at all, so the space that was reserved for the title is available for other chart elements. This can affect the placement or size of chart elements, such as labels, the chart body, or the bars in a bar chart.

To make the charts appear the way they did in the previous version, set the x-axis' Title property to Show and then set the x-axis title's Default Title property to No. This adds the space for a custom axis title to the report specification but leaves the title blank.