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Allow mapping of character fields > 254 Bytes in CDA

Currently Classic Data Architect (CDA) skips over any COBOL Copybook field greater than 254 Characters. It does not issue a warning or error it just skips the field and goes on to mapping the next field. This request will have CDA map character fi...

Custom Functions (Methods) which return values into Turbo Integrator process

Creating custom functions would reduce amount of code required. Currently, TI process is a flat script, which sometime requires overwhelming coding where Object style coding could be utilized much better. Functions (methods) would be design to ret...
over 4 years ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Add options to Run and Save after selecting "Try It" when editing a Data Module

When editing a Data Module, after selecting "Try It", there is no option for Run options, View, Run, or Save. As it is now, you have to save the Data Module, then from the Welcome screen, select Edit Report from the action menu.
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Enable Property "Maximum execution time" for DQM in Reporting and Framework Manager Governors

The feature is for Cognos Analytics on Cloud and Prem. Property "Maximum execution time" in Cognos Reporting and Framework Manager Governors works in CQM mode. It does not work in DQM mode, This property need be tuned to work in DQM mode. Additi...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Run History Overview per Report View

In Version 10 it was possible to take a look in to the run history in the properties of a report view. There you can see e.g. the last 5 runtimes in a table.In Verison 11 you have to go on a saved report output and then you see the run history of ...
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Enable using Cognos viewer in reports which use drill through in CA version 11.2.4.2

It is necessary to add the possibility of using Cognos viewer mode to open the target report when the source report opens in Cognos viewer when using drill trough. This functionality works fine until version 11.1.7.1. When you can use Cognos viewe...
11 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

Autorun 0config after network disconnect where the status of the VSI show "Launching" and the state of the peerVM in a multiclould environment shows "unknown" for CPU, memory and status.

After a network outage (scheduled) that disconnected a CPS pair from the network for ca. 4hrs we found that many VSIs in a multi clould environment showed a "Launching" state were the VM on the peer CPS shows an "unknown" state for "VM status", "C...
11 months ago in Cloud Pak for Data System 0 Submitted

Change the backup name from ONLINE to semi-ONLINE as the onlines backups are not supported. Please see TS014902228

Online backup has many issues for db2 (TS014902228)
11 months ago in Db2 / Backup/Restore/ Rollforward/ Recover 1 Not under consideration

Enhance API data export to provide day-by-day reports

We are using API Connect for an application that requires regular reporting to financial authorities. The report includes day-by-date statistics on number or calls and average latency. Report is generated from data available in API Connect Analyti...
11 months ago in Analytics Engine 0 Not under consideration

Job name not available from set properties of job

In cognos 11.0.10 Environments users are not able to see the job name from set properties. In legacy view user was able to see the job name from job properties.
about 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration