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Search results: Cognos Analytics

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Group Repeating Cells - export to Excel as Page Property

We create reports that detail the user-selected prompt choices on a cover page and the actual report on a report page. The cover page consists of a table with two columns: left column are all the prompt choices available, right column consists of ...
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Delivered

Add filter tree element for time series breaking year, month (string), days, time...

When building a dashboard, it's a common requirement to filter time in group blocks, just like in MS Excel (example attached). This feature do not exists in cognos dashbord for filtering, although there's something similar in the table view widget...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 0 Planned for future release

change default load options in Data Module creation

need to change default load options in Data Module creation:1. make the 3 options unchecked by default in Data Module Load Option2. make all the tables unchecked by default in Data Module load option A PMR case has been raised - TS001531259
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Search text in the report from the Cognos Portal Search

We are looking for option to have wide search in the cognos portal. We are only allowed with 11.1.x search functionality was enhanced and allows for searching of objects such as table and column labels in addition to report names, folder names, pa...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Administration 0 Future consideration

Enhance Data Table with interactive features of List (i.e. sort by column)

We would like to use the new data table, that is available since 11.1.6 in our reports. But we are missing the interactive features, that are available for the Lists in reports. Especially the function to sort by any column is often used and needed.
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Record all failures into RUNREPORTS including when password expires

Currently - the report failure will only get logged into the RUNREPORTS table if the report server had received the request. If there was a failure beforehand, for example if the password had expired, you will not see the failure in the RUNREPORTS...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Add more data connection servers to connect to data like share point files/list, json and web page tables live etc.

Add more data connection servers to connect to data like share point files/list, json and web page tables live etc.
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Logging of data in Audit Table even when report prompt values are cached

We need to understand that how the logs are created in the Audit table because when the prompt values are submitted it is creating a log in the Audit table with the corresponding report name. So it is affecting the monthly audit average data. Even...
about 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

IMPORT REPEATER TABLE WITHOUT LOSING FORMAT USING IBM COGNOS FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE

System: IBM Cognos 10.2.1Actor: User needing new feature IBM Cognos is a commonly used product that provides reporting for better control of company data. Description: Our team uses IBM Cognos to report company data and to send this report as pres...
about 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Permission to create in the database

At the end of the Content Store configuration it tests the permission to create tables. We have created the tables manually , the permission to create tables is not necessary.
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration