In previous releases of IBM Cognos 8, the b_action parameter specified a value of xts.run and a number of additional parameters to support launching Cognos Viewer using a customized URL instead of using IBM Cognos Connection. This parameter value is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release of IBM Cognos 8. A new value, cognosViewer, is available that provides the same functionality. Continuing to use the deprecated parameter value will still work, but may result in reduced performance.
The xts.run value is still valid, and is not deprecated, for components other than the Cognos Viewer, such as Report Studio and Analysis Studio.
You can map xts.run parameters to cognosViewer parameters as shown below.
xts.run parameter -> cognosViewer parameter
ui.tool -> Not applicable
ui.action (default="view") -> ui.action (default="objectDefault")
ui.object -> ui.object
ui.header -> cv.header
ui.spec -> ui.spec
run.outputFormat -> run.outputFormat
run.outputLocale -> run.outputLocale
run.prompt -> run.prompt
run.xslURL -> run.xslURL
run.outputEncapsulation -> run.outputEncapsulation
async.primaryWaitThreshold -> async.primaryWaitThreshold
async.secondaryWaitThreshold -> async.secondaryWaitThreshold
run.version -> No equivalent
ui.toolbar -> cv.toolbar