Add a custom chart palette to Cognos.
While Cognos does many things well, most people have different tastes in colors. This article will walk you through creating and installing a custom chart palette. This example is for general charts, but the principles can be applied to maps and gauges in the same XML files. Example Charts 'Before' and 'After' 1. Choose your colors. These colors are from the 'Barn' palette and others I found at Colour Lovers They have great palettes to get you started. 2. Edit ChartPalettes.xml In windows this file is found in: C:\Program Files\Cognos\c8\webcontent\pat\res 3. You can either create a new palette or just…