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Extend REST API to configure and customize environments

We need a possibility to configure and customize our Cognos environments via REST API. It is not possible for us to do these tasks via Manage-UI, because we have dozens of environments and they should all be configured and customized identically. ...
5 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Submitted

Setting the content defaults globally

In CA 11.2.1 you can set up content similar to Cognos Connection in 10.2 if you change to List View, row size "Compact" and sort by "Type". Unfortunately this has to be set for every browser for every client because this custom settings will be st...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 1 Future consideration

Request to add a feature for storing trusted credentials in Cognos Analytics without password grant configuration in a configured OIDC namespace

Currently, Cognos Analytics 11.x requires password grant configured on the IdP in order to store trusted credentials for an OIDC namespace. However, password grant is not the most secure grant type to work with, and as such, I would like to reques...
3 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 1 Submitted

Root Folder by tenant for Multitenant Installations

Currently you can specify a custom folder for a tenant and it shows on the menu bar, but it is still referenced under Team Content as a sub-folder. We have the scenario where we have our base content that needs to be deployed on a per tenant basis...
about 1 month ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Submitted

Cognos Server to support SAS JDBC

In the list of vendor-support client driver, SAS JDBC is not supported. RHB Group has made Cognos as enterprise business analytics tools, that connect to various data sources as their data strategy for RHB Bank Group. At the moment, the SAS ODCB d...
about 1 month ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Submitted

Support public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) managed database services for content/audit stores

Currently, if we opt to use one of the public cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP) to host Cognos Analytics Local, we are required to provision a self-managed database host and database in order to host the Cognos Analytics content stores. This limits ...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 1 Future consideration

Preserve advanced settings in case of full clean install

Preserve Manage-UI advanced settings and Dispatcher advanced settings in case of full clean install (Content Store upgrade and fixpack installation)
about 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Not under consideration

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 or 11.2.x versions signed install and Signed DLL and exec files

IT security Team is asking us to All cognos install files -DLL and exe needs to be signed. That way it can be trusted from security standpoint of view
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Future consideration

custom appender log4j2 logging and CJAP and SDK logging

Today there is no feasibility to log CJAP or our SDK based batch script into custom log file using log4j2/SLF4j implementation. Earlier we used to use log4j 1.x with log4j.properties file and able to log SDK/CJAP into our custom log file. With 11....
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 1 Not under consideration

Add Oracle Enterprise Linux to supported environments

In State of Ohio we have Oracle appliances and we have been running COGNOS analytics on OEL(Oracle Enterprise Linux) for he last 7 years. it would be good if IBM can add this in the supported environments which avoids the ambiguity for State and i...
5 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Submitted