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Cognos Analytics

Officially integrate the "Sample to fire trigger using API Key" accelerator into the Cognos Analytics product

We're going to switch our SSO authentication method from "LDAP for Active Directory" to OpenID Connect. We're launching some burst batches using the trigger.sh script provided in the Cognos installation. This script requires a username and passwor...
about 13 hours ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config Submitted

Brushing Improvements

Brushing is great step, but it could be improved in a few ways. We should be able to use items defined in data container properties. I would expect that I would be able to set parameters on items defined in the list properties. At the moment if th...
1 day ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Submitted

DataSet - Set the aggregation operator for measure computed with count distinct to the aggregation method set in properties

1. Create a dataset with one of the column defined as count(distinct ...) Modify the item in Query and set aggregation as Total 2. Refresh the dataset 3. Create a dashboard As shown in the screen capture, aggregation method is set to Minimum Agreg...
12 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling Submitted

Built in function for "Select All" feature for dropdown filters in Cognos Dashboard

Currently, Cognos Dashboard filters (dropdowns with multi-select) do not provide a native “Select All / Deselect All” option. This makes it difficult for users to quickly include or exclude multiple values—especially in cases like selecting all co...
20 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Cognos Cloud Submitted

Support for LISTAGG Function with Trino Data Sources

During our testing of Trino as a potential replacement for DB2 LUW data marts, we identified that the LISTAGG function, which works seamlessly with DB2 LUW, does not function as expected with Trino data sources in Cognos Analytics. Although the LI...
20 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting Submitted

Enable search functionality within multi-select dropdown filters in Cognos dashboards.

Currently, Cognos dashboards support search functionality for single-select filters but not for multi-select dropdowns. This limitation requires users to manually scroll through long lists (e.g., work locations) to find and select values, which is...
22 days ago in Cognos Analytics / Cognos Cloud Submitted

Support Logout Without Mandatory HTTP DELETE in Cognos

The HTTP DELETE method is mandatory for Cognos session termination. There is no supported configuration or override within Cognos to: Replace DELETE with POST/PUT Skip DELETE Perform a redirect‑only logout without issuing DELETE
about 1 month ago in Cognos Analytics / Portal Submitted

Integrate Action Widgets for Dashboards Accelerator into the core product - CUG2026

The "Button and Dropdown Action Widgets for Dashboards" Accelerator by IBM is most useful. It is 5 years old and still unofficially supported by IBM. Please do the step to fully integrate it into the core product, so that customers can rely on fut...
about 1 month ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard Submitted

Open measure filter search reference for none-date-attributes - CUG2026

The relative data calender is a very useful functionality. A minor enhancement would open up much more potential for this feature. If you would be able to use none-date-attribute as a search reference for measures then you wouldn't stick to (relat...
about 1 month ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling Future consideration

Select totals levels for nested crosstabs in Dashboards - CUG2026

Crosstabs in Dashboards often need nested row categories for grouping and sorting purposes. But often neither none totals or all totals are appropriate. So you should be able to select which totals levels you want to display. Most important is the...
about 1 month ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard Future consideration

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