Cognos Error: Browser Issue for 'My Funds' and Other Reports

Summary

Using the latest version of Mozilla Firefox to run Cognos reports results in multiline error message referring to javascript startup blocks.

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Are you trying to run your 'My Funds' report or other Cognos report and instead get the frightful error below, that contains line after line after line referring to "_xxx_xxx@https://cognos.mines.edu/bi/pat/rsstartupblock_x.js:xx:xxxx"?

If so, ITS has found that it is almost certainly related to using the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser.  While the error looks very complicated, the solution is very simple: please use Google Chrome for best compatibility with Cognos. Do that, and presto, the problem is solved, no need to submit a help ticket!

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Article ID: 122348
Created
Wed 12/9/20 1:52 PM
Modified
Sat 12/12/20 12:27 PM