PM94172: SETTING OUTPUTFORMAT OPTION USING THE SDK FOR REPORT DOES NOT WORK

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You are supposed to set the options property, adding a
  RunOptionEnum.outputFormat element to change the default
  execution output format of a report.??However this does not work
  properly.??There are 2 different situations:??1.) No default
  execution format is defined in IBM Cognos Connection:?- You use
  the SDK to modify the options property of a report (e.g. to
  PDF), adding the RunOptionEnum.outputFormat element to it.?-
  Refreshing the view in IBM Cognos Connection, the report icon
  changes from HTML to PDF. Checking the report options in IBM
  Cognos Connection, it also says that PDF is the overwritten
  default output format. But when running the report, it will be
  executed in HTML (or more precisely with the output format the
  user defined in his personal settings, which is by default
  HTML).??2.) You define in IBM Cognos Connection a default output
  format, e.g. XML:?- You use the SDK to modify the options
  property of a report (e.g. to PDF), adding the
  RunOptionEnum.outputFormat element to it.?- Refreshing the view
  in IBM Cognos Connection, the report icon remains the icon for
  XML. Checking the report options in IBM Cognos Connection, you
  still see XML as the overwritten default output format. ?Running
  the report, it will be executed in XML.??In previous versions of
  IBM Cognos BI you could also modify the executionFormat property
  whoch resolved this issue. However, this property were
  deprecated since IBM Cognos 8.2 and was removed in 10.2.1.
  

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

  COG SOFT DEV KI

• Fixed component ID

  5724W12SK

Applicable component levels

• RA21 PSN

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