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Search results: Cognos Analytics

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Restrict the number of recipients when bursting

Cognos can't restrict the number of recipients when bursting. This is currently addressed by looking at the limits imposed at the SMTP level, or informing Cognos users of this limitation. This helps for short term but if we have a new user who mak...
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Future consideration

Ability to add tables to both defined views and unions

Using Data Modules, currently after creating a view or union, there is no way to edit the view or union to add new sources to be included. We have the ability to add or substract existing elements from the original view but no way to include new s...
about 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Future consideration

Add capability to remap a table in a data module to a new source

In framework manager, we have had the capability to remap a model query subject to a new source for years... it seems this isn't available/possible in data modules, yet would be a significant improvement to give the modeler this capability, like t...
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Delivered

When Cognos Analytics queries Snowflake (Database Vendor: https://snowflake.com), the data returned when a TIME datatype is used in the query should be exactly the same as the data stored at rest within a given table on Snowflake, without any conversion based on the difference in hours between UTC and how time is configured on the Operating System where the dispatcher is installed.

This would benefit any IBM Cognos customer who is using Snowflake as a data source and expecting data to not be modified in flight regardless of where the Cognos dispatchers are located in the World's 24 regional time zones.
about 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

Dynamic Pivot table visualization in Dashboards

In Cognos Analytics we can build navigation paths to navigate within pivot table visualization . This is powerful and convenient. However sometimes the end-user is confused because : Applied filters are not visibles enough (only visible in the sma...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 0 Not under consideration

Extend REST API with GET Specification of Framework Model (XML)

To get the Definitions of the SQL / Tables etc. behind a report we will need to read the XML Definition of the Package used in the report. We already get any information (name, description, xml specification) about the report with the new REST API...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Meaning of members in COGIPF_OPERATION field in AUDIT LOG

System : Audit log Database (cognosal), Audit package('Operations by Selected Object and Users' report)User : User need to know the meaning of member in COGIPF_OPERATION field Description : Our customer used the Audit report to check how the Cogno...
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Excel Data Tables in Cognos Reports

In order to improve accessibility in Cognos Analytics, allow for the creation of Excel Data Tables using Report Studio when choosing Excel output formats. These would be tables that appear specifically as "Data Tables" in Excel. This would allow f...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Refresh button for Data Module Source

Today it's very complicated to update source table in data module. For example we have an Excel file, which structure has been changed (added column). To update the Excel in Data Module we have to reimport the file through source view again. Even ...
almost 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Delivered

Filtering Linked Tables in Data Modules without breaking the link

Master Data Modules are shared globally in our Cognos Analytics environment to allow users to link to their own data modules containing their fact data. This allows the business community to easily reap the benefits of dimensional data (navigation...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

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