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Cognos Analytics

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Fire trigger when dataset is updated

Would give the posibility to schedule reports based on datamodules with datasets, like we do on cubes, and burst when data is updated.
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Trouble with setting date format in the Date Prompt (Date Prompt does not have Data Format property) when the Content Language is set to Ukrainian or Ukrainian(Ukraine).

Hello. This is a burning need: we need full support for the Ukrainian language in the IBM Cognos Analytics product. This revision will affect a large number of product users who use the product constantly. We're having trouble with setting dat...
10 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Submitted

Summary Options Crosstabs in Dashboards

Users need more summary functionality besides just "hide summaries". We want to be set whether to summarize the rows and columns, just the rows, or just the columns. We also want to be able to display the summaries at the top of the columns or beg...
about 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

11.1 Visualization options that are in legacy charts

11.1 visuals should have features of legacy charts. Categorical and value baselines (static and based on query calculation). Should be able to have background (region) colors in charts (static values, percentages, and layout calcs). Additional axi...
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Planned for future release

Dashboards: Directionality of filtering between widgets

The interactive filtering via widget connections are too inflexible for our purposes. Currently, charts can be assigned to specific connections, but no directionality can be defined for the filter relationships. With directionality, e.g. several K...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 1 Future consideration

Ability to reuse/reference report elements in Dashboards

We need an ability to either reuse (copy&paste) or reference (like in Workspace) elements from Reports in Dashboards. Optimally we have the choice which way we want to use for the specific use case. Copy&paste contents from a Report to a D...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 1 Not under consideration

Unable to Copy or Move reports Search Window

When searching for reports , there is no option to copy or move reports to a different folder. This can be helpful to copy/move reports from a large folders having multiple reports with similar name.
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Email Delivery Pop up Box in Interactive Report

We have certain reports to be delivered to external users in PDF format. These reports were originally built in Cognos 10.2.2 in classic Viewer Mode. On prompt page, we have drill through button to run reports for different parameters and send to ...
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Not under consideration

Use a value as a parameter to which you can assign a color thru the whole dashboard or BI environment

When you move within reports and/or to a Dashboard. It would be great if the same color would ALWAYS stays with the same item (Product, KPI, etc....) Even as simple KPI Answers as Yes , Very Likely , Sometimes or No . We can assign a number at the...
5 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Dashboard 0 Submitted

Allow Multiple Sessions of CA in Edge Browser

In IE, it is possible to open multiple sessions of CA, for instance a CA Development env, Test env, and Production env all at the same time. When attempting to do so with Edge, a cookie error results. Not sure if the architecture of Edge will perm...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Portal 1 Not under consideration