Configuring fonts

To show output correctly, fonts must be available where the report or chart is rendered. For charts and PDF reports, the fonts must be installed on the IBM Cognos server. If a requested font is not available, IBM Cognos components substitute a different font.

Because HTML reports are rendered on a browser, the required fonts must be installed on the computer of each IBM Cognos user who views the report. If a requested font is not available, the browser substitutes a different font.

Use the following checklist if you want to use a new font in your reports.

• Add the font to the list of supported fonts.
• Specify the file location of the new font.
• Map the new font to the physical font name, if required.

Considerations to support Simplified Chinese

IBM Cognos products support the GB18030-2000 character set, which is used in the encoding of Simplified Chinese locales.

If you install on Microsoft Windows, support is provided for the GB18030-2000 character set in the SimSun-18030 font that is provided by Microsoft.

On operating systems other than Windows, you must install a font that supports GB18030-2000.