#sq($account.parameters.ResourceId)# not available in Cognos
Symptoms
Reports that access #sq($account.parameters.ResourceId)# to filter on the current resourceid result in an error:
Conversion failed when converting from a character string to a unique indentifier.
The value #sq($account.parameters.ResourceId)# in a test report is empty.
Reason
This problem is related the authentication settings in Cognos. Please launch the IBM Cognos configuration console (cogconfigw.exe) and edit the setting:
Local Configuration/ Security / Authentication / Cognos / Allow anonymous access?
Please set it to:
False