Cognos ReportNetTM Installation and Configuration Guide

Chapter 4: Configuring ReportNet
Specify the Location of Available Fonts
You must specify the installation location of all fonts, including fonts that you add to the list of
supported fonts.
By default, the list of fonts consists of fonts installed in the crn_location/bin/fonts directory of the
ReportNet computer. If ReportNet is installed on a Windows computer, it also uses the fonts
installed in the Windows font directory.
You specify the font location on all computers where the report server is installed.
Steps
1. On each report server computer, start Cognos Configuration.
2. In the Explorer window, click Environment.
3. In the Properties window, in the Value box for the Physical font paths property, specify the
location of the fonts.
Tip: If there are multiple font paths, separate each path by a semicolon (;).
4. From the File menu, click Save.
Map Supported Fonts to Installed Fonts
You can substitute global fonts, which are not installed on the computer, for physical fonts.
For example, you add a font to the list of supported fonts that is not installed on the ReportNet
computer. You can specify which font to use as a substitute.
You map fonts on each computer where the report server is installed.
No mapping is required if you add a font to the supported font list that is installed on ReportNet
computers. However, you must specify the location of the font.
Steps
1. On each report server computer, start Cognos Configuration.
2. In the Explorer window, click Environment.
3. In the Properties window, click the Value box next to the Physical fonts map property, and
then click the edit button.
The Edit Physical Font Mappings dialog box appears.
4. Click Add.
Tip: To remove a font, select the check box next to the font and click Remove.
5. In the Global Font Name box, type the name of the font you added to the supported font
list.
6. Click the Physical Font Name box.
7. If you know the physical font name, type it. Otherwise, click the edit button. In the Select a
font name dialog box, click Search Now and then click a font name from the results.
8. Repeat steps 4 to 7 for each global font that requires mapping.
9. Click OK.
10. From the File menu, click Save.
Now, if required, you must specify the installation location of the fonts.
Change the Default Font for Reports
You can change the default font that ReportNet uses for reports. You see this default font when
you open a report.
You change the default font on the computer where Content Manager is installed. After you
make the change, the font becomes the default for all computers in your installation.
Ensure that the default font is installed on all computers in your ReportNet installation.
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