, in the report properties ,
or in your preferences . When you run a report, the language
specified in the report properties is used. When it is not specified
in the report properties, the language in your preferences is used.You can choose the languages for a report. You can specify
the report language on the run options page , in the report properties ,
or in your preferences . When you run a report, the language
specified in the report properties is used. When it is not specified
in the report properties, the language in your preferences is used.
You can run a report using the default language , select a different language
for a single run of the report , or select more than one language for a report
.
You can add multilingual properties for each of the entries
in the portal . You can specify the default language to
be used when a report is run .
Selecting a language for your report does not change the language
used in the portal. You can change the language used in the portal
interface by personalizing the portal . All shortcuts to a report acquire
the default language from the source entry.
To specify the report language, you must have read and
write permissions for the report and traverse permissions for the
folder that contains the report .
The package used to create the report must contain multilingual
data before the report outputs are shown in the selected languages .
When a report runs, the report server connects to the underlying data source to obtain data. When using an SAP BW data source, if the SAP BW server does not support the language associated with your content locale, Cognos 8 checks a locale map for a corresponding locale. If the SAP BW server supports the language for the corresponding locale, this language is used. Otherwise, the report runs using the default language installed on the SAP BW server.
You can set multilingual properties for each of the entries in the portal. You can add a name, screen tip, and description for each of the locales defined by your administrator. A locale specifies linguistic information and cultural conventions for character type, collation, format of date and time, currency unit, and messages.
If the entry has multilingual properties defined for the selected language, the entry shows the properties. If the entry does not have multilingual properties defined, they are empty.
For information about changing the language to be used by the portal, see Personalize the Portal.
In Cognos Connection, click the set properties button 
next to the entry you want to change.
Click the General tab.
Under Language, select a language from the list.
Languages that already have multilingual properties defined appear at the top of the list above a separator line.
If you want, type a description in the Name, Description, and Screen tip box.
The name appears in the list of portal entries. The description
appears when you set your preferences to use the details view . The screen tip, which is limited to 100 characters, appears
when you pause your pointer over the icon for the entry in the portal.
Tip: To remove multilingual properties for a language, select the language in the list and click Remove values for this language.
Click OK.
To specify the default language for a report, change the report properties.
In Cognos Connection, click the set properties button next to the report you want to change.
On the Report options tab, under Language, select the default language from the list box and click OK.
