fmt

Specifies the format of the returned output.

If the resource type is not providerOutput (deprecated), the possible values are shown here. These values are case-sensitive. The default value is layoutDataXML.

See Output formats for more information about output formats.

layoutDataXML
Output is XML based on the LDX schema. See Layout Data Schema Reference.
HTML
Output is a complete HTML file with style information in an inline stylesheet.
HTMLFragment
Output is a fragment of an HTML file with inline style information.
JSON
Output is in JavaScript Object Notation format.
Simple
Output is in Simple format. See Using the Simple Format.
Image
Output is a portable network graphic (.png) image of the report output.
DataSet
Output is XML in the DataSet format. See Using the DataSet format.
DataSetAtom
Output is XML in the Atom version of the DataSet format.
DataSetJSON
Output is XML in the JSON version of the DataSet format.

If the resource type is providerOutput (deprecated), the possible values are those in the outputFormatEnum enumeration set documented in the IBM Cognos Software Development Kit Developer Guide. The default value is the format of the default saved report.