When was a Cognos report last run?

Issue/Question

Can I find out when a specific Cognos report was last run?

Environment

• COGNOS Analytics

Cause

I would like to know when a Cognos report was last run

Resolution

Note: This works correctly if the Properties of the report are set to 'Run the report' 

1.  To find out the last run date of a given Cognos report
   1. Log in to Cognos
   2. Navigate to the folder the report in question is located
   3. Click the three vertical dots    at the right end of the report line 
   4. Click on the View versions option
   5. Click the check box for Show all history
   6. Depending on the report properties configuration, you will see one or more dates of report run history
   7. You may click on the Open details panel   if desired, to see more information about the report run
   8. Click on the View run history details link
   9. To exit the View run history details panel, click the Close button
   10. To exit, click any blank space in the browser window outside the details page