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Framework to data modules convertion

Have a tool to convert Framework Manager models (model.xml) to data modules whenever possible. Our target: Avoid having to rewrite data modules from scratch when FM models already exist
about 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Not under consideration

Search should look for Ids, not just labels

WIthin Data Modules and Reports you can for items. For example, I could search for 'Sales'. This will show me all the items with Sales in the name. However, within reports and data module expressions, it is an objects Id that is shown and not the ...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1

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

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

UMS UI to support creating an Application that contains Global Variable

It is not currently possible to create an application using the UI that imports Global Variables. Support for Global Variables needs to be provided.
6 months ago in Db2 DevOps Experience for z/OS 0 Under review

Support Provisioning an instance to a Schema where objects already exist

We need the ability to deploy a DOE instance into a Db2 where objects with the target schema name already exist. This is required, for example, if we have PLAN_TABLEs pre-provisioned for a given schema, or if we later determine that we need additi...
6 months ago in Db2 DevOps Experience for z/OS 0 Under review

Provide an API that enables you to identify the Application an object is defined in

We have hundreds of UMS applications and it is not easy to determine in what application and object is defined - or whether it is already defined in an application. This request is to provide an API that will enable us to supply an object name, an...
6 months ago in Db2 DevOps Experience for z/OS 0 Under review

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