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Support reading a CLOB field at least from DB2

Currently we have to cast a CLOB field as VARCHAR in order to read it into modeler from a DB2 source, and then we only get the first N characters. Please support reading entire CLOB as a string of size at least 256K characters or preferably more o...
3 months ago in SPSS Modeler / SPSS Modeler 0 Future consideration

use microcharts in the dashboard module

in the legacy report module it is possible to add microcharts in lists. This is not possible anymore in the dashboard module, and also not available as a new 11.* visualization. I would like the microchart to be available in the dashboard module a...
3 months ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Submitted

Re-usable Supernodes -- multiple instances of same one can occur in stream but modifying it immediately modifies all instances. Like a callable Function/Subroutine/Macro in programming languages.

Often we want to perform the same set of operations ("sub-flow") in multiple places in the stream, e.g. for similar/parallel data either from different data sources, or destined for different output or export nodes. It is essential that the *same*...
3 months ago in SPSS Modeler / SPSS Modeler 0 Future consideration

We are requesting the that all data that is part of the downloadable elements be available for Downlowding, for example, Profiling elements are missing several items

Tables with download option should have all information, at times not everything is downloaded.
3 months ago in IBM Safer Payments / Operational 0 Submitted

Update the DB2 LUW Client Drivers to support Windows Server Core docker images

The IBM DB2 client driver package does not work on window server core images. See the included Dockerfiles. Dockerfile-servercore uses the aspnet 4.8 base image which is based on windowsservercore-ltsc2022 docker image https://hub.docker.com/r/mic...
3 months ago in Db2 / Db2 Connect and Drivers 0 Submitted

Add Catalog filter to Display Duplicate Assets

Original title: Display Duplicate Assets in publish job logs. Original Description: When viewing the logs for a metadata publish job in IKC, the number of duplicate assets is displayed, but the assets themselves are not. It would be useful to know...
3 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 2 Future consideration

Display logical names of columns in the overview of data assets in a catalog.

The Data Assets screen in the catalog has a list of columns, with column descriptions and business terms, and I would like to be able to display the logical names there in a separate box. I proposed the idea of using the description or business te...
3 months ago in Knowledge Catalog 2 Future consideration

Support for Platform Connections in Cognos Analytics on CP4D

Currently, as of 4.8.x, CP4D's version of Cognos Analytics does not support adding connections from Platform Connections. The customer requests support for Platform Connections in CA on CP4D. Additionally, Cognos Analytics should support both Pers...
9 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Future consideration

download dashboard output in excel

Our user creates Crosstab structure in powerplay, and they would need same flexibility, currently downloading data it in table and the converting it back in crosstab in excel will be a overhead. My concern is why IBM hasn't provided option to down...
9 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 0 Submitted

Provision of remote repositories for consumption of external APIs/dependencies (.jars)

We are using the management-console-api (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/idr/11.4.0?topic=replication-management-console-api) to automate some processes that are currently running manually. We work with CI/CD mats that resolve dependencies through art...
about 2 years ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 3 Future consideration