URL to retrieve contentid for BIRT report does not return a contentid

I tried following the steps defined in the answer to the following question:

https://jazz.net/forum/questions/137888/custom-birt-reports-installed-in-rtc-where-are-they-stored-on-the-server?redirect=/forum/questions/137888/custom-birt-reports-installed-in-rtc-where-are-they-stored-on-the-server

I do not get anything returned for the contentid.  I get the following:

- <com.ibm.team.reports.ReportDescriptor>
  <id>workitems.OpenWorkItems</id>
- <contents>
  <key>com.ibm.team.reports.design.rptdesign</key>
  <value />
  </contents>
  </com.ibm.team.reports.ReportDescriptor>
  </generic>

i.e. I just get <value /> instead of something like

The userid used to login is a Team member of the project.  Why would the content id not be returned?