IBM Cognos Search

Use this portlet to find published IBM® Cognos® reports and other entries.

Searches are performed against various types of IBM Cognos entries and folders. Use the advanced search options to perform more complex searches. By default, the search results are shown as links that open entries in a new browser window. You can save your search settings for future use.

The following table shows the properties that you can change.

Table 1. Cognos Search portlet properties
Property	Description
Title	Specifies the title of the portlet. If no title is specified, the portlet name is used by default. You can specify a title for each supported language version of the product. Note: The title does not appear in WebSphere®, WCI, and SAP portals.
Language	Specifies the product language version in which the title appears. You can assign the same title for multiple language versions.
Saved searches	Specifies the saved results of previous searches. To save your most recent search results, type a name in the Last search box and then click Save. To rename a search, type the new name in the appropriate Saved searches text box. To delete a search, click Delete next to the appropriate Saved searches text box.
Open links	Specifies how the links are opened. You can open and navigate the linked entries in a new browser window. This is the default option open and navigate the linked entries in the currently opened browser window. open the linked entries in a target browser window or frame. Type the name of the window or frame in the provided text box. open and navigate the linked entries in the IBM Cognos Viewer portlet. Type the channel name as specified in IBM Cognos Viewer.
Number of results to show per page	Specifies the maximum number of entries to list per page.
Content of entry view	Specifies whether to show additional details for the entries in the search results. Use the Show details check box to show the entry modification date. Use the Show actions check box to show the entry actions. For example, you can use this option to view report outputs, run reports with options, open reports for editing, set properties, or set a schedule to run reports directly from the search results view.
Search results	Specifies how to show the search results. Select the Maximize the view when displaying search results check box when you want to show the results in a maximized view. This is useful when the results list is long.

How To Modify the Properties

To modify the properties for this portlet, click the edit button to open the properties page. If the edit button is disabled or not visible, the administrator did not make these settings available to you. For more information, see Control Access to Portlets.

In the portlet properties page, to reset the default portlet settings, or to return to the settings specified by your administrator, click the reset button Reset icon in the portlet title bar. To exit the properties page without saving the changes, click the return button Return icon or click Cancel.

Tip:

In SAP Enterprise Portal, portlets are named iViews. This document may refer to iViews as portlets.
In Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, portlets are named Web Parts. This document may refer to Web Parts as portlets.