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Cognos Analysis for Excel (CAFE) Report keeps prompting, even though a specified prompt value is set.

Troubleshooting


Problem

When running a CAFE report with a Specified Value set for all of the prompt parameters, the report always re-prompts when refreshing the data.

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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