Paste values from text file to filter on into text box prompt

Troubleshooting

Problem

If a multi-select prompt is too inconvenient when using a very large number of prompt values (for example, hundreds of account numbers), you might want to use a text box prompt and copy the prompt values from an external text file and paste them into the report prompt text box.

Symptom

Inconvenient and time consuming to input values into the prompt one by one manually, or select these values from a list in the prompt.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEP7J","label":"Cognos Business Intelligence"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Report Studio","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.3;8.4;8.4.1","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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Document Information

More support for:
Cognos Business Intelligence

Software version:
8.3, 8.4, 8.4.1

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Document number:
129329

Modified date:
30 April 2025

UID

swg21407668

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