IBM Cognos Active Reports

An IBM Cognos Active Report is an extension of the traditional IBM Cognos report. You can leverage existing reports and upgrade them by adding interactive behavior.

You build this type of report with the same elements that you use to build other report types. Then, you include elements that are specific to IBM Cognos Active Reports.

For an IBM Cognos Active Report, the application attribute of the report element is set to true. This indicates that IBM Cognos Active Report controls and variables are valid within the report specification.

The appProperties element contains one or more elements to define overall report properties.

Controls specific to this type of report include buttons, button bars, tabs, decks, and cards. For many controls, two different versions are available. For static controls, the data that drives the controls is hard-coded in the rows and columns of an appStaticDataTable element. The appButtonBar, appCard, and appListBox elements are examples of static controls.For data driven controls, the data that drives the behavior is the data item specified by the refDataItem attribute of the specific control. The appDataButtonBar, appDataCard, and appDataListBox elements are examples of data driven controls.

For more information, see the IBM Cognos Reporting User Guide.