Handle slow report validation

Sometimes when you try to validate the report in Cognos Report Studio, it takes a long time. You will see 'validating' alert and then a blank dialog box appears and studio will seem to have frozen.

This recipe will show you how to fix this problem.

Getting ready

Create a simple report with all columns from GO Data Warehouse (Query) | Sales | Product Query Subject.

Getting ready

How to do it...

  1. We will start by replicating the scenario that I am talking about. For that, open the Query Explorer.
  2. Open the query associated with the list object. It is called Query1 in the sample.
  3. Add a detail filter with following definition:
    [Product line code] ...

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