Reduce the date range selections for reports

You can restrict the date ranges users can select from in the promptA report element that asks for prompt values on which to filter or sort a report. page date drop downs when running Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence, often referred to as BI, refers to the skills, processes, technologies, applications and practices used to support decision making. This is also the name of the Pronto Xi BI module. reports. You can do this for reports based on both analytics and relational reporting types.

If you do not set this, all available dates, from 1900, will be displayed and available for selection in the reportA set of data deliberately laid out to communicate business information. Depending on the context, 'report' may refer to report specification or report output. Report (more precisely, report specification) is the generic term for the objects created or edited in Cognos Analytics. Pronto Xi Business Intelligence offers a suite of standard reports. parameter page.

1. In pxiPronto Xi, select Administration > Reporting Server Administration > Reporting Time Dimension Range (SYS M173).

   

2. Specify the following:

   • Analytics Reporting Start Dateenter the earliest date to show for analytics reporting

   • Future Years to Reportenter the number of future years to include

   • Relational Reporting Start Dateenter the earliest date to show for relational reporting

   • Future Years to Reportenter the number of future years to include

3. Click OK.

   Only the selected date range will be available to choose from in the prompt page date drop downs.