Hi,

I am trying to create a link from a web application to a Cognos report.
The report contains a prompt and the prompt value should be passed from the web application.
In the IBM Knowledge Center I read that there are 2 ways to accomplish this:

• By building a custom URL
• By using HTTP POST

I succeeded by using the custom URL:

<a href="https://cognos.xyz.be/ibmcognos/bi/?objRef=iF87873B7C20F49F29AF6DD2BBD73A98E&format=HTML&prompt=false&p_p_inrichting=090178f580c1395d">Cognos report</a>​

But the HTTP POST method isn't working:

<form method="POST" accept-charset="UTF-8" action="https://cognos.xyz.be/ibmcognos/bi/">
	<input type="hidden" name="objRef" value="iF87873B7C20F49F29AF6DD2BBD73A98E" style="display:none" />
	<input type="hidden" name="format" value="HTML" style="display:none" />
	<input type="hidden" name="prompt" value="false" style="display:none" />
	<input type="hidden" name="promptParameters" value="{'name':'p_inrichting','value':{'use':'090178f580c1395d'}}" style="display:none" />
	<input type="submit" name="btn" value="Cognos report" />
</form>​

When I click the button, the report opens, but I arrive at the prompt page and the parameter isn't passed.

The parameter in my report is called "p_inrichting". I read that, when using the URL method, you have to add "p_" in front of the parameter name.
I also tried this with the HTTP POST method, but that isn't working.

Does anyone know what I am missing?

Thanks in advance for the help.

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Daan Lambrechts
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