Watch Rules

A new watch rule action is available in Cognos® Viewer. You can use watch rules to control when users are notified about the availability of new report versions. When a report is run and saved, a user-defined threshold condition is checked. If this condition satisfies a user's criteria, the report can be e-mailed.

To create a watch rule Create a Watch Rule for a Specific Condition, a saved report must be viewable in HTML format. You can select the data to be monitored and enter the threshold condition that will trigger the delivery of the report. Watch rules are saved to the Rules tab of My Watch Items My Watch Items, and can be maintained from that location.

This feature lets users maintain their own report distribution preferences and avoid information overload.