Report service and batch report service advanced settings

This section describes advanced settings for the report service and batch report service.

Parent topic: Advanced settings reference

EnableChartTransparencyIE

Specifies whether charts use Internet Explorer display filters to enable transparency.

Data type:
Boolean
Default:
true

HyperlinkButtonNewWindow

Specifies that when a hyperlink button is clicked, a new window is created.

Data type:
Boolean
Default:
false

HyperlinkMultipleToolbars

Specifies that dupliate toolbars in HTML reports are permitted. Set to false to eliminate duplicate toolbars from appearing.

Data type:
Boolean
Default:
true

RSVP.CHARTS.ALTERNATECOLOURS

Specifies that each chart instance assigns colors in palette order, and does not attempt to preserve the color of items from one chart instance to another.

Data type:
Boolean
Default:
false

RSVP.CSV.DELIMITER

Specifies the field delimiter character used for CSV output.

Data type:
String
Default:
TAB

RSVP.CSV.ENCODING

Specifies the encoding that is used when generating CSV output.

Data type:
String
Default:
utf-16le

RSVP.CSV.MIMETYPE

Specifies the MIME type that is attributed to the CSV output.

Data type:
String
Default:
application/vnd.ms-excel/

RSVP.CSV.TERMINATOR

Specifies the line terminator that is used for CSV output.

Data type:
String
Default:
LF

RSVP.CSV.TRIMSPACES

Specifies that trailing spaces are removed from CSV output.

Data type:
Boolean
Default:
false

RSVP.CSV.QUALIFIER

Specifies the string qualifier that is used for CSV output.

Data type:
String
Default:
"

RSVP.PARAMETERS.SAVE

Specifies that report prompt values that a user enters are saved automatically.

Data type:
Boolean
Default:
false

RSVP.RENDER.VALIDATEURL

Specifies whether IBM Cognos Application Firewall validation is imposed on URLs that are contained within a report specification (including URLs on image tags, buttons, hyperlinks, and background images in CSS rules) or are specified by the cssURL run option of the report.

When this option is set to true and CAF in enabled, validation occurs using the following rules:

  • Fully qualified, or absolute URLs:

    protocol://host[:port]/path[?query]

    Where protocol is either 'http' or 'https' and the host is validated against the valid domain list

  • URLs relative to the server installation web root:

    /<install root>/.*

    Where <install root> is the gateway file path, taken from the Gateway URI in IBM Cognos Configuration. For example, /ibmcognos/ps/portal/images/action_delete.gif

  • One of the following specifically allowed URLs:
    • about:blank (case insensitive)
    • JavaScript:window.close() (case insensitive, with or without trailing semi-colon)
    • JavaScript:parent.close() (case insensitive, with or without trailing semi-colon)
    • JavaScript:history.back() (case insensitive, with or without trailing semi-colon)
    • parent.cancelErrorPage() (case insensitive, with or without trailing semi-colon)
    • doCancel() (case insensitive, with or without trailing semi-colon)
Data type:
Boolean
Default:
false