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Search results: Cognos Analytics

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Enable use of sub-select in datamodule security filters

At this moment, version 12.0.3, it is not possible to use a sub-select in a security filter. We get syntax errors when we try to use a sub-select, but the syntax proves to be correct when used in native SQL. We need sub-selects to select from a se...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Planned for future release

Enhance Data Tables to add Dynamic Sort functionality

In other Business Analytics applications, their Table/List function set includes the ability for the user to click column headings to change the sort of the data. Data Tables doesn't have this available, which leaves it falling short to the compet...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Submitted

Import from & Export to Clipboard options for Cognos Analytics Dashboard like Copy & Open from Clipboard options for Report

Looking for a feature where we can Import from & Export to Clipboard options for Cognos Analytics Dashboard like Copy & Open from Clipboard options for ReportDue to lack of this feature - every time it causes to Re-design the Dashboard if ...
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Delivered

Customizable Table Naming in IBM Cognos Dataset Store

I have a suggestion for enhancing the Dataset Store feature in IBM Cognos, which automatically creates a table in DB2 upon uploading a CSV file. Currently, the table names are generated with a pattern that includes a prefix 'Cog' followed by two s...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Not under consideration

Data Table enhancements

Like what is in Data Tables as a start, but there is functionality missing from them. I can't change the order of grouping, i.e. say I want the current biennium to show in the first row, no way to do this. Filter is lacking, it needs a deselect an...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 7 Planned for future release

Please add rowspan and colspan as conditional style properties in list and crosstab cells

There are many times where I need to hide or show specific cells in crosstabs or lists. If I were to hide cells in the crosstab rows, other cells may cause the entire table to deform. This can be replicated quite easily by having Node 1 | Node 2--...
about 2 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Planned for future release

Ability to create alias tables in data modules

Need the ability to create Alias Tables in Data modules. This is a requirement to effectively use data modules instead of Framework Manager.
about 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 2 Delivered

Ability to add extra table(s) to a view of tables in data module

Using release 11.1x we like the ability to create a view of tables in a data module like we used query subjects in framework manager. Unfortunately it's not possible to add extra to tables to a existing view after the creation. This means that in ...
almost 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 4 Not under consideration

Implement a possibility to configure the ctrlChars option for dataset storage in DB2

When we enable the dataset storage in DB2 and attempt to pull in data warehouse data into a dataset, we get a failure to store the data due to DB2 complaining about ascii characters below 31. CSV and Excel files seems to be stripped during upload,...
about 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Planned for future release

Capability to remap a Data items in a data module

Current problem: No easy way to remap data items of a table with re-named items or new items with the same logic. If a table item changes name or your DB developer changes the Capital or other settings there is no easy way to relink the Data ITEM ...
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration