Introduction

In this chapter, we will cover Active Reports. IBM Cognos Active Report is a new report output type that was introduced in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1. Active Reports allow professional report authors to create highly interactive and easy-to-use reports. These report outputs work as self-contained applications that allow users to go through the interactive contents even when they are offline. It is a great option for mobile workers who are often not connected to the network.

Active Reports make business intelligence easier for users on the go. Report authors build reports targeted at their users' needs, keeping the user experience simple and allowing them to explore their data and derive additional insight to their own convenience without being online and connected to the network.

IBM Cognos Active Report outputs are self-contained so all the data that is returned by the queries is included in the reports. As the amount of data increases, the output file MHT (Microsoft...