PM27918: CASCADE PROMPT DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY ON A REPORT PAGE AFTER EXPORTING AS EXCEL FORMAT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If cascade prompt is on a report page, it doesn't work correctly
  after exporting as Excel format.?The steps are as follows.??1)
  run the report as HTML format.?2) select values from each
  cascade prompts.?3) export as Excel format.?4) select value from
  a parent prompt.??The parameter value of a child prompt remains.
   As a result, the report is not filtered correctly.??This issue
  occurs on Cognos 8.4.1. But it doesn't occurs on Cognos
  10.?After exporting as other format such as PDF or XML, this
  issue doesn't happen.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• Code Fix
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COG8 BI COG VIE

• Fixed component ID

  5724W12CV

Applicable component levels

• RA11 PSN

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