Obtaining the object ID prompt

Obtain information from IBM® Cognos® Analytics so you can define Object ID Prompt on a reporting fragment field in OpenPages®.

Note: This task is required only if a report prompts users to select a resource (such as Entity, Process, and so forth) before running the report. Otherwise, skip this task and leave the field blank.

Procedure

  1. In IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting, open the report:
    1. On the Team content tab, navigate through the folder hierarchy to where the report you want is saved.

      For example, Team content > OpenPages Solutions Reports > Risk Assessment Reports > Risk Assessment Status

    2. Under the Actions column for the report you want, click Edit report.
  2. For the selected report:
    1. Click Pages.
    2. Navigate to the prompt page of your report.
  3. On the prompt page:
    1. Click the prompt for the object identifier (such as Entity, Process, and so forth).
    2. Click Show Properties in the application bar.
    3. Under the General heading, click the Parameter property icon and copy the value in the box (for example, Entity).

      For example, the sample Risk Assessment Status report prompts users to select a Business Entity before running the report. On the sample Risk Assessment Status report PromptPage, you would select the Value Prompt object for Business Entity. The value in the Properties - Value Prompt for the Parameter field is Entity.

  4. In OpenPages, go to the reporting fragment field definition and paste or type the value into Object ID Prompt.

    For example, for the sample Risk Assessment Status report, you would paste or typeEntity in the Object ID Prompt box.