IBM Data Platform Ideas Portal for Customers


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against products and services offered by the IBM Data Platform organization. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:


Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,


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Post ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted and upvote them if they matter to you,

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  2. Upvote ideas that matter most to you

  3. Get feedback from the IBM team to refine your idea


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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

IBM Employees should enter Ideas at https://ideas.ibm.com



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Inconsistent Search Behavior when "Show Members Only for Dimensional Packages" Is Enabled

In the Edit mode of the reporting interface, by enabling the package display option "Show members only for dimensional packages", users can browse the package by seeing the dimension names and their corresponding members, which is very similar to ...
9 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Submitted

Being able to search for a package item when creating a prompt parameter

In many areas within Cognos you are able to search for items by typing, but this is not found when selecting a package when creating a prompt parameter. It would be great to add that ability
about 16 hours ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Submitted

To provide built-in API or native report item for QR Codes

We use IBM Cognos Analytics to create reports and dashboards for Warehouse and Transport operations. There is a need to display certain fields in QR codes for operational purposes. I’ve explored several approaches, but each has some limitations du...
3 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Submitted

Add options in Cognos to set 'High importance' flag for email schedules or triggered emails.

The customer uses Cognos for their critical business processes. Some actions related to Cognos needs to be prioritized, hence the ability to send priority emails are crucial
4 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Submitted

Modernized Prompts in Reporting – CUG2026

Modern, responsive prompts with resize support, auto-complete, and toggle, slider, and multiselect controls.
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Submitted

Fix & Sortable Headers in Reporting – CUG2026

Ability to freeze row and column headers and sort by clicking column headers in lists and crosstabs.
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Future consideration

In-Report Comments in Reporting – CUG2026

Add commenting capabilities directly within reports, including write functionality.
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Future consideration

Drill-Through from Reporting to Dashboards – CUG2026

Support direct drill-through navigation from reports to dashboards.
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Future consideration

Enhanced Visualizations in Reporting/Dashboards – CUG2026

A unified, feature-complete visualization type supporting master-detail, SVG output, high-resolution export (including PDF), and new chart types such as native Gantt charts.
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Submitted

Fixed Color Assignment in UI/Dashboards/Reporting – CUG2026

Allow fixed, category-based color assignment for charts in Dashboards and Reports.
8 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Future consideration

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