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Cognos Analytics

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Better UI / bigger windows for selecting render variables, conditional styles etc

There are numerous windows within the report editor that feel like you are looking through a letter box to try and choose a value. A couple of examples are the Render Variable and Select Existing Conditional style windows. The render variable wind...
5 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 2 Planned for future release

Allow tab names based on data when exporting to Excel from Cognos Analytics On Demand

When exporting to Excel from Cognos Analytics On Cloud Hosted we were able to have an admin switch turned on: Set RSVP.EXCEL.PAGEGROUP_WSNAME_ITEMVALUE to true This meant Excel exports could have meaningful tab names based on the data in the repor...
5 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Cognos Cloud 1 Planned for future release

Missing support for Microsoft SQL server 2025

When will SQL Server 2025 be supported as Content Server or Data Source? As of today SQL server 2022 is most recent listed in clarity reports. Customers upgrading to most recent Windows environments are asking for SQL 2025 support.
6 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Other 2 Planned for future release

Amount(abbreviated data format) in KPI widgets unable show values in Indian Currency format in dashboards

Amount(abbreviated data format) in KPI widgets unable show values in Indian Currency format in dashboards.e.g. billion to crore : Cognos dashboards are unable to show Amount fields(when abbreviated) in widgets in Indian currency formats. e.g. clie...
6 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 0 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--...
6 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Planned for future release

Improvements to Custom Controls

The native custom control system makes integrating custom elements a great deal easier, but there are a few areas for improvement. Defined drop zones on the pageI would love to be able to define drop zones similar to other Cognos objects like grap...
7 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 2 Planned for future release

Support for Multiple SQL Like Pattern matches in Report studio

Hi Team, While migrating to Cognos 12. * Query studio ois no longer supported and users have to migrate to Report studio . Several users have expressed concerns regarding the following scenario: they were able to add multiple SQL patterns in Query...
7 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Planned for future release

Support for API keys to embed Dashboard visualizations Embedding

Support for API keys to embed Dashboard visualizations - the current approach needs to loosen he security of Cognos cookies to get Cross domain embedding working , which may not be possible for many firms due to security reasons.
7 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Other 1 Planned for future release

Undo functionality with action history

In IBM Cognos Analytics, the current undo functionality is limited to a single-step reversal, which can be inefficient and error-prone during editing. I propose an enhancement inspired by Microsoft Excel’s undo feature, where users can view a chro...
7 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Planned for future release

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...
7 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Planned for future release