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Data Modules - generate minimized SQL

Reports and Dashboards that are based on data modules should always generate minimized/optimized SQL, also in cases where a filter is applied at the query subject in the data module, like below: Example: select * from table1 where unit = <sessi...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Not under consideration

Data Modules - Capabilities to restrict access to specific types of sources

There are 5 types of sources for data modules: packages data modules data sets uploaded files data server connections Not every user should see or have access to all of these types of sources. For example we don't want our users to upload files an...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Not under consideration

Data Module Query Icons to show column dependancy

Within Data Modules there is no visual indicator that a Query has column dependency set. In order to find out if column dependency is set on queries you need to click on every query and look at column dependency sheet. If a query has a filter on i...
about 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Future consideration

Failing of flapping SFP interfaces

System doesn't take any action when an interfaces keeps flapping and has a huge error count for packets. Those errors have significant impact on performance and automatic failing of components causing issues is required.
5 months ago in Cloud Pak for Data System 0 Submitted

Increase NRS backup size limit

Current NRS backup limit is about 2TB, this is kind small to us as we had NRS failures because the backup size exceeds the limit A larger NRS backup size can help to avoid nrs failures.
11 months ago in Cloud Pak for Data System 0 Submitted

I am requesting a change to the RunProcess function that would allow it to convert a string to numeric just as the current ExecuteCommand function operates.

It has come to my attention that the ExecuteCommand function will eventually be discontinued and that the RunProcess function should be used instead. We are currently using the ExecuteCommand function in a generic process that is used to kick off ...
about 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Not under consideration

Support grant_type "urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:jwt-bearer" in JWT auth

We are trying to connect from cognos on-prem to Trino database using JWT authentication via External Namespace. But connection fails because cognos does not support the grant type " grant_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:jwt-bearer" in ADFS O...
12 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Submitted

Dataset dbstorage sql server

Currently datasets can be stored as parquet-files or as db2dataset-storage. We use Microsoft sql server for CM-db and Audit-db. We would like to have the possibility to also store datasets on MS sql server. This would simplify our it-landscape.
6 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Future consideration

Ability to "view lineage" on data sources when creating queries in a data set (mimic existing ability from query building in reporting )

similar to building a report, it is helpful to check lineage on field sources when building datasets. In reporting , once a source is added user may right click on any field name, select lineage, change radio button to detail and view the complete...
almost 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Future consideration

Import/Export Data Module json specification in Data Module editor

For some use cases it would be beneficial to be able to import and export the Data Module specification not only via REST API but within the Data Module editor: professional modelers can generate their Data Module specifications in external tools,...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Future consideration