Show Headers and Footers in Expanded Report Parts in the IBM Cognos Workspace Content Pane

By default, the headers and footers in expanded report parts in the IBM® Cognos® Workspace content pane are hidden.

You can choose to show the headers and footers if they contain important information in your environment. This is a global setting that applies to all IBM Cognos Workspace content pane headers and footers.

Procedure

  1. Stop the IBM Cognos service.
  2. Open the file c10_location\dropins\com.ibm.cognos.bux.service.atom_1.0.0\com\ibm\cognos\bux\service\atom\config.properties in any text editor.
  3. Change the following properties to "true":

    atom.filters.entry.showReportPartsHeaders = false

    atom.filters.entry.showReportPartsFooters = false

  4. Save and close the config.properties file.
  5. Using IBM Cognos Configuration, restart IBM Cognos software.

    For more information about restarting IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

Results

When IBM Cognos Workspace users expand report parts in the content pane, the headers and footers are shown.
Parent topic: Customizing the Appearance of IBM Cognos BI