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Identify report
Navigate within Cognos to identify the report you would like to run as an Excel file.
Run as feature
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Once you hover on a report name an ellipsis icon (…) will appear, click on it
Select Run as
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Creating Excel file
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- Select Run in background
- Check Excel
- Deselect HTML
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Emailing report
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Cognos can email the report once it’s completed.
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- On the Delivery section of the Run as window, there is a Send report by email
- Select this option
- Once you've checked this box, a new option (Edit details) on the right will appear
- Select Edit details to modify the report recipient list if you'd like. By default, you're the only recipient of the report
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Click on Run
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