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HTTP 403 Error When Export Report to Excel

Troubleshooting


Problem

The client got HTTP 403 Forbidden error when export to Excel via IIS Portal, using FQDN in url (eg : https:///ibmcognos

Symptom

When exporting to Excel 2003 works fine, using <font>https://<Server name></font> However get above error when accessing via However get above error when accessing via <font>https://<Fully Qualified Host name></font>. All other export functions work fine (PDF, XML). There is no error shown in IIS logs.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEP7J","label":"Cognos Business Intelligence"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Cognos Viewer","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"10.2.2;10.2.1;10.2","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSEP7J","label":"Cognos Business Intelligence"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Cognos Viewer","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SS6G84","label":"IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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