IBM Cognos 10 Report Studio Cookbook - Second Edition

Dynamically switching between reports using an iFrame

In this recipe, we will have a look at how to use one report as a container to call or display different reports. We will use an HTML element called iFrame that allows the browser window to be split into segments. Each segment can be updated separately.

We will give users the ability to choose which report contents to display and allow them to toggle between two reports by clicking on the appropriate button. You can build upon this idea to create many practical solutions such as displaying help, toggling graphs, and providing tabs to display different reports.

Getting ready

Create a simple list report with product-related columns (the product query subject) and save it as iFrame–Products.

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