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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

Enable shell command to recall the archive file stored in Centera storage

In a scenario where the customer gets an audit request to retrieve the older data stored in the archive file and copied over to Centera storage, for a given date range, the customer currently has to use the "Recall complete file" option through Op...
about 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Archive 2 Submitted

Use AI to provide a summary of text fields

databases provide limited capability for aggregating text - Min / Max / Count is about it. But AI is demonstrating how it can provide a summary from a lot of text input. We could use AI to provide a text summary. For example, we could have a produ...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Not under consideration

OPTIM/HPU INTERFACE CHANGE TO ALLOW USE OF MULTIPLE IMAGE-COPY DATASETS

This is an enhancement request for OPTIM TDM for z/OS (FMID HAEYB70). OPTIM TDM/DP currently allows users to inform only one image-copy dataset (taken in another DB2 subsystem) in the process of extracting and converting data. In our environment w...
about 3 years ago in Optim / Optim Test Data Management 1 Future consideration

PostgreSQL for Optim Directory

Customer prefers PostgreSQL
about 1 year ago in Optim / Optim Archive 2 Submitted

Call ALTERED NSP from IDz after ALTER PROCEDURE

Viewing the DDL of a deployed Stored Procedure by right clicking on the DDL and then selecting Open statement in Editor. This process is meant for working with/editing the stored procedure. This method returns the stored procedure text that was us...
about 1 year ago in Db2 Administration Foundation for z/OS 2 Under review

Data Module- Dynamic Data Item Screen Tip

Automate Screen tip for data items in the Data Module so the developers do not have to manually type a text under Screen tip for data items. An enhanced option would allow a developer to select a data item field under Screen tip properties in Data...
about 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 2 Not under consideration

Add Explain Support for Queries with DGTTs

When a query in a program uses a DGTT, there is no access path written to the PLAN_TABLE at bind time, and there is no way to see the potential access paths. There needs to be a way to see those access paths in Administration Foundation. Currently...
over 1 year ago in Db2 Administration Foundation for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Distinct / Group by should be available in subqueries in cognos generated sql which will give better perrformnace

Distinct should be available in subqueries in cognos generated sql which will give better performance. Please provide an option to select for adding distinct in subqueries like with clause option in cognos generated sql which will give better perf...
7 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Future consideration

Disable selection and copy text in non-interactive reports

We would like that the option of selecting and coping text from non-interactive reports to be disabled. At this moment, there is no option to disable these features and users can copy details from the Cognos reports and use them outside the applic...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Not under consideration