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  • 1.  How to edit content on a report

    Posted Mon April 29, 2024 02:16 PM

    Hello,

    I am new to Cognos. As part of learning the tool, I was trying to edit a report. This report contains a sub-section of Labels and it's respective values. I am trying to edit the content under those labels, but the entire sub-section gets selected and I am unable to edit the individual labels in the sub-section. 

    I am posting a screen shot of what I am trying to do. Below, you will find the labels highlighted in Yellow, that I am trying to edit. But the selections is being always made on the entire section of the table and doesn't allow me to select specific label names as such.

    I would appreciate any help in pointing me towards right direction.

    Thanks.



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    Chandu Venu
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  • 2.  RE: How to edit content on a report

    IBM Champion
    Posted Tue April 30, 2024 02:39 AM
    Edited by Robert Dostal Tue April 30, 2024 02:39 AM

    Hi Chandu,

    can you post what kind of element type this is? Looks like nested lists/crosstabs or maybe repeater tables. You can see that on the right pane when you've selected the element:
    MY first guess is that this is a layout component reference cause it should be possible to edit single elements of a crosstab or repeater table.



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    Robert Dostal
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  • 3.  RE: How to edit content on a report

    Posted Tue April 30, 2024 12:08 PM

    Hello @Robert Dostal,

    Thank you for your response. It was actually a simple table layout with labels and corresponding data fields. I was able to resolve this issue by simply unlocking the page contents on top right side corner. 



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  • 4.  RE: How to edit content on a report

    Posted Tue April 30, 2024 12:10 PM

    Hello @Chris Turner,

    I was able to fix the issue by doing just what you suggested. I was able to edit the content of the table after unlocking the page. Much appreciate your response.



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  • 5.  RE: How to edit content on a report
    Best Answer

    Posted Tue April 30, 2024 02:55 AM

    Hi Chandu - it's hard to tell from a screenshot, but you've possibly got a whole bunch of singletons there. If you unlock the report (click on the icon that's supposed to look like a padlock)

    you should then be able to click on the individual elements. Don't forget to lock the report back up again as soon as you're finished...saves you from moving things around by mistake


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