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Add Yourself to an Alert List in IBM Cognos Connection

You can add yourself to an alert list in IBM® Cognos® Connection.

You can add yourself only once to the alert list for a report.

Before you begin

Before you can add yourself to an alert list for a report, the report owner must enable the alert list. To receive alerts, you must have an email address defined in the My Preferences, Personal tab or in your LDAP security profile (used only in special circumstances). Also, you must belong to the same namespace as the person who schedules the report.

Procedure

  1. In the portal, locate the report.
  2. In the Actions column, click More.
  3. In the Perform an action page, click Alert me about new versions.
  4. Click OK.

Results

In the My Watch Items area of the portal, note the change in the watch list.
Parent topic: Adding or Removing Yourself from the Alert List for a Report