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Search results: Cognos Analytics

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data module – default settings for “optimization” while creating join

Current functionality: there are two ways to create a join within a data module: Option 1: mark the two tables, right click and create join, this will cause a 1:n relationship with an “Unique values” optimization. Option 2: select one table, use t...
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Enable Report Studio to generate PDF reports with bookmarks and navigation pane

We are converting reports from another BI platform. These reports are large with lots of groups within them. The other BI platform generates a PDF navigation pane on the left hand side using PDF bookmarks. This allows the user to quickly jump to t...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 4 Delivered

Data Modules - For data server connections and uploaded files, turn off/on cleansing of table and column labels

This is how it works today: For data server connections and uploaded files, the table and column labels are cleaned up in English and some other languages in the following way: For single files, the file extension, such as .xls or .csv, is remove...
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Data Module data type

We have a table with among other fields are boolean data types, these are used for certain calculations and filters, the point is that in Data Module these fields appear as not supported, also the table is accesed by the ERP and its structura can'...
about 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Load Metadata – change the default behaviour to “not selected checkbox” for the new tables

All new Tables receive by default a selected checkbox and therefore are being loaded by the next Load Metadata process, if they remain selected. If a lot of new not relevant Tables are coming, it means, that all of them should be excluded manually...
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Planned for future release

Enhanced Table Filtering: Default filter with Override Capability

Description: Currently, tables in IBM Maximo display all data by default, requiring users to manually filter records each time they access a table. To enhance usability, there should be a feature where tables are initially filtered by a predefined...
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Needs more information

Ability to convert Views and Tables in Data Modules into the Data Set.

If you have been building a Data Module and notice that Data Sets are required to improve the product performance it is very cumbersome to start building the Data Set using the Data Set editor and then replacing the Tables and Views in Data Module...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Enabling Interactivity Across Multiple Containers in a Report

By enabling interactivity across these containers, actions taken in one container (like selecting a data point) can dynamically influence the content and display of another container on the same report canvas. When a user selects a data point or a...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Submitted

Cognos Data module Lookup reference property for implementing relative time

Lookup reference property in Data Module is currently available only when creating calculations created within a table, but, not when we create calculations that reside outside of tables. We are trying to implement relative time for calculated fie...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Future consideration

dashboard conditional formatting

The new conditional formatting in dashboards are great improvement. The functionality could be improved by adding a custom calculation. Currently, you can only compare to a specific field. Would like conditional formation to work with tables also
about 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration