IBM Cognos BI - import external data from a Cognos BI report

You can use filters that were set up in an IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence (BI) report, eliminating the transmission of rows that are not needed.

To filter the rows within Cognos BI, add one or more filter expressions to the report that is developed as part of the IBM Cognos Controller import specification.

The integration between a filter in BI and the Import specification is done by creating variables in the Import specification. These variables need to follow a predefined naming convention for the proper interaction.