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When a series of cascading prompts are all required prompts for a data container (list, crosstab etc) then that container can't display anything until all the parameters are populated and submitted. This is not desirable when the cascading prompts are on the same page as the data container. A default value can be specified for the first prompt in the cascade, but since that affects what choices are available for the subsequent prompts defaults for them can not be defined in the same way. Resolving the problem Note: This technique uses JavaScript against underlying report objects in a Cognos BI report. For this reason, there is no guarantee that reports created using this technique will migrate or upgrade successfully to future versions without requiring modifications. Any such modifications are the responsibility of the report designer. Using Javascript, the subsequent prompts can be set to default to the first value in the filtered list of values. To acc

Cause There is no UI for this Answer Steps: 1. Navigate to <LifecycleManager install>\data\projects 2. Locate the project directory in question and delete or rename it

Issue When opening or creating a Framework Manager project the following error message is shown. Additionally, when attempting to create or open a report based on a package is made in Report Studio or Query Studio, the same error message is shown. Error BME-EX-0047 Unable to read preferences for the requested interface. Please use another repository and/or ProjectAccess Interface. Resolving the problem This happens due to a corrupt bmt.ini file in <Install Location>/c8/configuration directory. This issue can be resolved by extracting bmt.ini from last known good backup or even from installation files.