Content settings
After selecting the content in the Content pane, a group of tabs appear. By using these tabs, you can edit the content settings.
Note: The settings available depend on the selected content type. For details, see Content types.
To apply the changes made on these tabs, click 
Save in the Content pane, and then save the application (File > Save).
To make the changes available to consumers, publish the application (File > Save and Publish).
In the Content pane, the following tabs are available:
Settings tab
Use this tab to define and change settings related to the content availability for application consumers.
| Item | Use this item to |
|---|---|
| ID | View identification number of the content. This ID is created automatically and cannot be edited. |
| Type | Select the content type from the drop-down list. |
| Path | Add the path to the content that you want to add to the application tab. Click Browse and find the content that you want to add. Then, click Select to add the content to the application tab. |
| Default format | Select the format for displaying the content in the published application. |
| Visibility | Select where the content will be visible: on web, on mobile, or on both. |
| Default | Set the content to load automatically when the application is opened in Portals. |
| Saved output | Set a saved output of the content to load automatically when the report is selected by consumers in the published application. A button to toggle between live and saved versions will be available. The saved output will be available in Portals only if a saved output of the content is available in IBM Cognos. |
Export tab
Use this tab to select the content export options.
Note: In the published application, these export options are available only to the consumers who have the corresponding permissions granted in Access Manager.
| Item | Use this item to |
|---|---|
| Export to PDF | Enable consumers to export the content to an Adobe PDF file. |
| Export to Excel | Enable consumers to export the content to a Microsoft Excel file. |
| Send to Email | Enable consumers to send the content as an attachment via email. |
| Publish | Enable consumers to publish the content as Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and Adobe PDF presentations and booklets through a wizard-driven process. |
Prompts tab
Use this tab to enable filters for a report.
Note: Filters are available on this tab if you added filters to the application tab where the report is located. For details, see Add filters to tab.
Description tabUse this tab to add a description for the content. For consumers, the description becomes visible as a tooltip when pointing to the content in the Content pane.
Security tabUse this tab to restrict access to content. For details, see Restrict access to content.
Note: This option is available if you enabled security for the application and for the tab where the report is located. For details, see Restrict access to application and Restrict access to tab.
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