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PowerPlay Windows

This section of the Readme contains late-breaking information related to the PowerPlay Windows component.


Default PowerPlay File Type

In this version, the default Save As file type has changed to PowerPlay Portable Report files (.ppx). The previous default Save As file type was .ppr.

PowerPlay Portable Report files (.ppx) can be read by any PowerPlay client, and you can create these files in both PowerPlay for Windows and PowerPlay for Excel.

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Possible Changes to PowerPlay Web Explorer Report Titles

If reports are created in PowerPlay for Windows that use embedded HTML scripts in the report titles, when these reports are published to PowerPlay Enterprise Server or Upfront and opened in PowerPlay Web Explorer, the HTML scripts may be converted to standard text.

This is due to a new enterprise deployment security feature administered in PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration.

If your PowerPlay Web Explorer report titles contain HTML scripts as standard text, we recommend that you do one of the following:

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Avoiding Blank Extra Lines in PowerPlay Report Titles

If you type a title with a first line that is longer than the width of your Report Title window, and you insert a carriage return to start the next line, PowerPlay's automatic wrap feature may insert an extra blank line between your first and second title lines when you click OK.

To avoid this unwanted activation of the automatic wrap feature, press the Enter key before the first line of your title reaches the end of the Report Title window.

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Use of PowerPlay Windows to Overwrite Existing NewsItems is not Supported

You cannot overwrite an existing NewsItem from PowerPlay Windows, if the report was originally published to the Cognos Web portal (Upfront) from the PowerPlay Enterprise Server Administration tool. Instead, you must use PowerPlay Web Explorer to perform this task.

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Incorrect Accessibility References in Localized Documentation

Accessibility references in existing localized documentation imply that the accessibility features have been localized. To date, the accessibility features are limited to English, with the exception of the Upfront Accessible theme, which was recently made available in French. Currently, accessibility features are not available in any other localized products.

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