Using the advanced PDF options, you can control
access to the PDF report output and the report contents.
Before you begin
You must have administrator privileges to the report to
use the advanced options.
Procedure
- In IBM® Cognos® Connection, click the set properties
button on the actions toolbar to the right of the report you want
to run.
- Click the Report tab for a Report
Studio report, the Query tab for a Query Studio
report, or the Analysis tab for a Analysis
Studio report.
- Click the Override the default values check
box.
- Under PDF options, click Set.
- In the Set the PDF options page,
select the PDF properties you want for the report, and click OK.
The following table specifies the properties that are available.
Table 1. Advanced PDF properties you can set for reports| Property
|
Description
|
|---|
| Orientation
|
Specifies the report orientation, which is
portrait or landscape
|
| Paper size
|
Specifies the paper size, such as legal or
letter
|
| Requires a password to open the report
|
Specifies the password to open the report
|
| Requires a password to access options
|
Specifies the password for accessing report
options, such as whether to allow printing, modifying the report contents,
and copying text
|
Results
When you run the report, the PDF settings are applied. For
example, if you specified a password to open the report, then users
must enter the password before viewing the contents of the report.
To run reports in the PDF output format, you require the
Generate
PDF Output capability. For more information, see
Report formats.
You can now customize PDF format
printing for UNIX and Linux server platforms. For more
information, see Customizing Server-side Printing for UNIX and Linux Platforms.
