Saved Report Output

You can select where you save report output files.

By default, the report output files are saved in the content store. You also have the following choices for saving report output files:

A location outside of IBM® Cognos® software
You can share the report output files saved to this location with external applications or with people who do not have IBM Cognos software. For more information, see File Location to Save a Copy of Report Output in IBM Cognos Software. Most report output files are saved this way.
Another location within IBM Cognos software
The report output files saved to this location can be used again in IBM Cognos software. For more information, see Set File Location to Save a Copy of Report Output Outside of IBM Cognos Software. This option may be useful for archive purposes, since the files saved in the content store may be deleted regularly due to retention rules.

A descriptor file with an _descr extension is also saved. Saved files are not managed by IBM Cognos software.