Symptoms

A Cognos custom report contains an iframe that references a URL to another server.

When opening the report in Internet Explorer, the following popup message opens:

"To display the webpage again, the web browser needs to resend the information you've previously submitted. If you were making a purchase, you should click Cancel to avoid a duplicate transaction. Otherwise, click on Retry to display the webpage again"

A second message appears at the bottom of the page:

"Only secure content is displayed. What's the risk. Show all content."


Reason

Internet Explorer settings.

Resolution

Both the Changepoint website and the link in the iframe must be added to the Trusted Sites and must have the following options enabled:

  • Navigate windows and frames across different domains
  • Show Mixed Content