Troubleshooting
Problem
Value prompt in Cognos Analytics 11 shows on the first two lines the name of the column and a dotted or dashed line before showing the list of values to select from.
How can these be removed from the prompt so that only the values that will be used to filter the Query?
Example showing unwanted 2 lines in a Value Prompt:

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Modified date:
06 May 2025
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