How do I change the name of a top value in a text box in a Cognos report?

Question

The default value for the first item in the drop-down list is the name of the database field. I need to change it to a more user-friendly name. How to change the value?

Answer 1

add the HTML element to the invitation page and add the following as an HTML element:

Example: <script> document.formWarpRequest._oLstChoicesMyList[0].text = '--SELECT A CITY--'; </script>

Replace "MyList" with the name of the component.

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Answer 2

In Cognos 10, you can specify the hint text of your choice in Report Studio.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Inside the dataitem in the request .. you can do ..

IF ([dataitemA] = 'some text') THEN ("new text") ELSE ([dataitemA])

I try to avoid using javascript and html elements because they usually do not work in pdf or excel format.

just a thought ..

Hooray!