The gn parameter is used to distinguish between multiple instances of a WebFOCUS Report component and retain its attributes (for example, width, height, and refresh rate).

If you add three Report components to your portal page, specify a unique gn value for each instance of that Report component. The following diagram illustrates this functionality using three WebFOCUS reports:

The attributes you specify for each instance of the Report component are retained. If all three Report components had the same gn value and you changed the width or height of one component, then the remaining instances would reflect your change and the end result may be unsatisfactory. For example,

http://hostname/ibi_apps/components/woas/governor/ 
WOAS_view.jsp?SID=mr_id&view=report&gn=number 

where:

hostname

Is the machine where the WebFOCUS client is installed.

mr_id

Is the Managed Reporting ID that is specific to your WebFOCUS environment.

number

Is a unique numerical value representing the component report number.