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Instructions on How to Change your IE 8 Security Settings

Internet Explorer (IE) 8 Settings for COGNOS Users


It is recommended that COGNOS Users (Report Authors and Report Consumers) who are using Internet Explorer 8 check and change (if necessary) their IE 8 Security Settings. How to find out which Internet Explorer version you are using? a. Run/open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer. b. Press ALT + H, and then click About Internet Explorer.

Instructions on how to check/change the Security Settings on your Internet Explorer can be found below:

Internet Explorer 8 Setting to Run COGNOS Reports Created by Mara Domingues on November 2011

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The following Security Settings should be set in IE 8 for Cognos Users (Authors and Consumers). Open Internet Explorer. Go to: Tools Internet OptionsSecurityLocal Intranet Under Security level for this zone, select Custom level

Make adjustments to the following three options: Under Downloads

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Automatic prompting for file downloads Enable

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Under Scripting Allow Programmatic clipboard access Enable

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Also under Scripting Enable XSS filter Disable

Close Internet Explorer and then reopen to pick up the changes.

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