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Elements You Can Add

The following table describes the user interface elements that can be added to Cognos Connection. For information about hiding these elements, seeHide User Interface Elements.

User Interface Element

Description

<CRN_HEADER_OPTIONS> 
 <item show="user_type">
  <url>
    http-encoded URL to execute 
  </url>
  <onclick>other action to take when link is clicked 
  </onclick>
  <target>browser window to target 
  </target>
  <label xml:lang="en">link text 
</label>
  <tooltip xml:lang="en">tooltip text 
</tooltip>
  <label xml:lang="language">link text 
</label>
  <tooltip xml:lang="language">   tooltip text 
  </tooltip>
  <icon>icon to show for this element 
</icon>
 </item>
</CRN_HEADER_OPTIONS>

Renders additional options to the right hand side of the Cognos 8 header to the right of the Report Studio link.

Only a url, an icon, and a tooltip and label in English are required.

Target can be one of _blank, _self, _parent, or _top.

<CC_HEADER_MENU>
 <item show="user_type">
  <url>http-encoded URL to execute  
  </url>  
  <onclick>other action to take when link is clicked 
</onclick>
  <target>browser window to target 
</target>
  <label xml:lang="en">link text 
  </label>
 </item>
</CC_HEADER_MENU>
Renders additional options on the right hand side of the Cognos Connection header to the right of the Help link.

Only a url and a label in English are required.

Target can be one of _blank, _self, _parent, or _top.

<CC_DIALOG_HEADER>
 <item show="user_type">
  <url>http-encoded URL to execute 
</url>
  <onclick>other action to take when link is clicked 
  </onclick>
  <target>browser window to target 
  </target>
  <label xml:lang="en">link text 
  </label>
 </item>
</CC_DIALOG_HEADER>

Renders additional options to the right of the Help link in dialog boxes.