Apply a Custom Exception

You must apply a defined custom exception before the highlighting appears in the report. IBM® Cognos® PowerPlay® can show only one custom exception definition for a particular cell at a time. When you apply an exception to a column, a row, or to the whole report, this application removes any exception that was previously applied to the same selection.

Where a cell lies at an intersection between two defined custom exceptions, only the most recently applied exception will be visible for that cell.

PowerPlay shows custom exceptions in crosstab view only. You can define custom exceptions in any view, but PowerPlay ignores them.

Custom exceptions apply to all cell types, including calculations, calculated categories, and measures.

You can apply one custom exception to a summary category and a different exception to its children. Apply the exception definition you want for the children to the summary total, expand the summary to show the children, and then apply the exception you want to the summary total only.

Before you can apply a custom exception, it must already be defined.