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Search results: Cognos Analytics

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add the ability to change a variables name within the expression editor

Within a query within a report the expression editor has a Name and Expression Definition fields. This allows you to enter a name for an expression and also the expression within a single window. Contrast that with the expression editor for a repo...
3 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Planned for future release
117 VOTE

Ability to refresh prompts of an embedded report if dashboard filter(s) change / common prompting model

Our dashboards created for IBM sales leadership often have both native dashboard views and embedded/iframe'ed reports when it is needed for better data visualization. Embedded report prompts are hard-coded in a URL pointing to a report. If a user ...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 2 Future consideration
143 VOTE

Use Library tab in Admin to store JavaScript Controls

I'd like to see JavaScript controls in the library tab in the admin console. With the controls in the library, we would have a few benefits:1. Provide a description or usage manual2. In the properties of the control, you could have a "See document...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Not under consideration

Deployment and Versioning with Cognos Analytics

We use various COGNOS components, which are however to be seen as parts of an overall product. Reports, framework manager packages, TM1 cubes, etc. are interdependent and must be handled accordingly.In concrete terms, this means that consistency m...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Future consideration

In-build OIDC - CJAP feature in Cognos Analytics to Manage the Multiple AD namespaces

For Every major version release of Cognos Analytics, CJAP needs to updated with latest libraries and compiled. Customers feeling this approach being more expensive and time consuming process. Instead of that Customers looking for in-build OIDC - C...
about 2 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Security 0 Future consideration

Cognos ability to read from REST API services

One challenge we are facing today is the ability to read data from non-traditional databases such as Marklogic, Nginx, NoSql databases which talk through Rest API for most of their functionality. They not only enable real time reporting requiremen...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Delivered

A Dedicated Prompt Page for Dashboards - Let's face it, the banner filters are limited

All Cognos Analytics Dashboard users would benefit from this change, but here is my personal experience as a Senior Cognos Developer: 1. Cognos end users within my organisation have started using other apps like Power BI, instead of Cognos Analyti...
5 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 1 Submitted

Integrate Event Studio functionality into C11 Analytics core

Event Studio in v10.2.2 was a very handy toolset that allowed businesses to schedule jobs with much more detail than the regular scheduler. We were able to verify conditions, and create detailed step by step actions to take. Also, the communicatio...
almost 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Delivered

Ability to download / upload Custom Palette

User develops Custom Global Palettes (Manage > Customization > Palette > New custom palette) in DEV environment and creates reports using the custom palettes. User exports new reports from DEV to UAT. Custom Palettes are not included in t...
about 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 3 Future consideration

Introduction of Framework 'View Transaction History' log or similar concept for Data Modules to capture changes.

The 'View Transaction History' log within Framework was a good way to identify evolving changes on a FM project. Data Modules, by my understanding, do not have this facility. This type of enhancement for DM's would be beneficial for developers to ...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 2 Future consideration