By default, the reports you create are stored on the Cognos 8 server. You can, however, open and save reports on your computer. This is useful if you want to send a report to a report author that is working in a different environment, or you want to save the report to a source code controlled directory on a local network or drive.
Obtain the LFA.dll from your Cognos 8 administrator.
The DLL is located in the bin directory where Cognos 8 is installed.
Open a command prompt window.
Register the LFA.dll file by typing
regsvr32 LFA.dll
In Internet Explorer, set your computer and the Cognos 8 server as trusted sites:
From the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
On the Security tab, click Trusted sites.
Click the Sites button.
In the Add this Web site to the zone box, type http://localhost and click Add.
Tip: If the Cognos 8 server is not on the same computer as the browser, type http://<computer name> instead.
Repeat the above step for http://<Cognos 8 servername>.
Clear the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box.
Click OK twice.
In Report Studio, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Select the Allow local file access check box and click OK.
The menu items (Local) Open and (Local) Save As appear in the File menu.
Close and restart Report Studio.
You can now open and save reports on your computer. The first time you try to open or save a report locally, Internet Explorer asks you whether you want to allow an ActiveX control on the page to interact with other parts of the page. Click Yes to continue.