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  • 1.  How to Pass Parameters and Trigger a Bursted Report to a File Location from Outside Cognos

    Posted 28 days ago

    Hello All,

    I am working with IBM Cognos and I need to pass parameters and trigger a bursted report to a file location from outside Cognos. Specifically, I would like to:

    1. Pass the required parameters to a Cognos report from external application.
    2. Trigger the report with bursting enabled.
    3. Save the output to a specific file location.

    I am not sure about the best approach for this specific use case. Any information regarding this helps. Thanks in advance.



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    Sowjanya Chinta
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  • 2.  RE: How to Pass Parameters and Trigger a Bursted Report to a File Location from Outside Cognos

    Posted 28 days ago

    Hi Sowjanya,

    My only suggestion is to use the SDK. There are a few samples provided in the IBM Cognos Analytics for running  report and setting parameters. 

    \sdk\java\ReportParams
    \sdk\java\runreport
    \sdk\java\ExecReportsAt
    \sdk\java\ExecReports

    I don't have the expertise to help with the creation of what you are looking for but these code samples should get you started.

    Maybe someone else has a different solution that I am not aware of.

    Best of luck,



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  • 3.  RE: How to Pass Parameters and Trigger a Bursted Report to a File Location from Outside Cognos

    Posted 25 days ago

    Thank you for your suggestion. I see Parameterized URL's in Cognos Mashup services as one of the options. Did you work on that? If so, can that be used for use cases like this? Thank you!



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    Sowjanya Chinta
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  • 4.  RE: How to Pass Parameters and Trigger a Bursted Report to a File Location from Outside Cognos

    Posted 23 days ago

    Hi Sowjanya

    I am not sure that CMS will accomplish everything you are looking for. I know you can pass parameters but I don't think you will be able to burst the report.



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