Chapter 3. IBM Cognos Active Reports

Cognos Active Report is an MHT file that can be opened in a web browser. Multiple levels of the data can be embedded within Cognos Active Reports and rendered based on how an end user interacts with the report. Cognos Active Reports are new with IBM Cognos Business Intelligence v10 and are a part of a new mobile initiative (as they can be easily viewed on an iPad).

In this chapter, we will look at IBM's new offering in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, Cognos Active Reports. We will approach Cognos Active Reports from the perspective of an end user and dive deeper into what MHT files are and how to open them. I will show you how to interact with Cognos Active Reports, and finally, we will analyze the pros and ...

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