. By adding yourself to the alert list for a report, you receive an email notification when new versions of the report output are saved. In this way, you can monitor changes in the output of reports that are of interest to you.
In the email, you are included as a Bcc recipient. The email contains a link to the latest report output.
Being on the alert list is independent of any distribution
lists associated with the report .
You can view and manage the alert lists for a report as a watch item.
You can add yourself to only one alert list per report.
Before you can add yourself to an alert list for a report, the report owner must enable the alert list. To receive alerts, you must have an email address defined in your LDAP security profile or in the My Preferences, Personal tab.
In the portal, locate the report.
In the Actions column, click More.
In the Perform an action page, click Alert me about new versions or Do not alert me about new versions.
Click OK.
In the My Watch Items area of the portal, note the change in the watch list.
Open the saved report output.
On the toolbar, under Watch New Versions, click Alert Me About New Versions or Do Not Alert Me About New Versions.
In Cognos Connection, click My area, My Watch Items.
On the Alerts tab, select the alerts to delete from the alert list.
Click Remove me from the alert list.
