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Search results: Cognos Analytics

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338 VOTE

Show list of recently used data packages when creating new report

We have a large list of Framework Manager packages to pick from in our Cognos production environment and our users rely on the functionality currently in Cognos 10 to select from a list of recently used packages. Cognos Analytics does not offer th...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Real-Time Reporting Capability in IBM Cognos Analytics

I would like to request an enhancement in IBM Cognos Analytics to support real-time data streaming for reporting and dashboards. Currently, Cognos does not natively support second-by-second real-time updates, making it challenging to use for scena...
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 5 Not under consideration
260 VOTE

Cognos Analytics / Dashboard / Data Player : Properties to control play speed and delay

Data play at times runs too fast for the charts to keep up. results in choppy playback. Add properties to have interval delay, and loop delay
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration
141 VOTE

Same selected item data in value prompt is sent to the client browser over and over while using drill-through

Same selected item data in Value prompt is sent to client browser over and over while using drill through. When lots of items are selected in Value prompt, this issue causes huge amount of data receiving. Those same selected item data shouldn't be...
about 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

The feature of viewing package data sources is not present in Cognos11

The feature of viewing package data sources in package > actions > more is not present in Cognos11. We like this feature to be in Cognos 11
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Not under consideration

User-Friendly Data or Event Alert Tool

Please add the ability to send an email or SMS alert based on a user-defined trigger, like a data-based alert. Have it send alerts or run + send reports to email or mobile device. The legacy Event Studio tool has more than enough functionality - b...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Advanced Drill Behaviour in Full Interactivity Mode

Advanced drill behaviour is disabled for fully interactive mode because of which,unable to assign level labels and users are getting confused about the level on which they are presentUnable to drill down on data points in chart
almost 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Hide Aggregation Type On Charts

Hi Team, On the cognos dashboard 11.2.4 version, there is a scenario where it is necessary to hide the aggregate type of fields on the charts, which appear as tooltips when you hover over the charts in brackets. The additional data from aggregatio...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 0 Not under consideration

We should be able to get layout calculations in excel data format

The requirement is to download the tabular data in 'Excel Data' format with Layout Calculation to the report with either expression ReportDate() or AsOfTime() in the footer. When we try to download report in excel data any layout calculation or si...
about 1 month ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Changing the source of a dataset

As a data analyst I want to be able to change the source of a dataset. This is necessary when it has been moved or the location name has been changed. We know where the source is, but there's no way we can change the source.
almost 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Not under consideration