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Enable Watch Rules for a Report

Enabling watch rules lets the report user specify conditions in saved HTML report output, and send alerts based on these conditions.

For information about creating a watch rule, see Create a Watch Rule for a Specific Condition and Create a Watch Rule for Different Condition Status Indicators.

Before you begin

You must have write permission for the report to enable watch rules for a report.

Procedure

  1. In IBM® Cognos® Connection, click Set properties Set properties icon next to the report.
  2. On the Report tab for IBM Cognos Report Studio reports, or the Analysis tab for IBM Cognos Analysis Studio reports, under Advanced options, select both the Enable selection-based interactivity in HTML reports and Enable enhanced user features in saved output versions check boxes.

    Selecting these options specifies that additional context information is saved with the report output.

  3. Click OK.

Results

Report users can now run the report and save the output in HTML format before creating watch rules.
Parent topic: Watch Rules in Saved Reports