No User Prompts in Cognos Reports

Tags Cognos

Issue/Question

Report isn't letting me pick a term, it just runs and shows output

Report isn't giving me prompts to choose, it just runs, very fast

Environment

  • Cognos

Cause

Cognos report setting was switched to view most recent report

Resolution

ITS STAFF ONLY

  1. Open Cognos
  2. Find customers report
  3. Click the three dots ... to the right end of the report
  4. Click on Properties
  5. Click the Report tab
  6. Click the More options item
  7. In the Default portal action section, make sure Run the report is the option shown, otherwise, select it
  8. Click the Save button to save the change
  9. Click the Close button to return to the report(s)
  10. Report is ready to run

 

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