Example - Add a Multimedia File to a Cognos 8 BI Report
You are a report author at The Great Outdoors Company, which sells sporting equipment. You want to insert a Windows Media Audio/Video file named GO.wmv in a template that serves as a cover page for all reports.
You must have Windows Media Player installed on your computer.
Steps
1.
Open Report Studio with the GO Data Warehouse (query) package.
2.
In the Welcome dialog box, click Create a new report or template and in the New dialog box, click Blank.
3.
In the Insertable Objects pane, on the Toolbox tab, drag the HTML Item object to the report.
4.
Select the HTML Item.
5.
In the Properties pane, double-click the HTML property.
6.
In the HTML dialog box, type the following:
When you run the report in HTML format, the multimedia file plays in Windows Media Player.
