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Enhance Excel Import to Include all Characteristics of CSV/Text Import

The Excel data source node frequently identifies the data type of a column incorrectly. In the variable and fixed length text import nodes, you can override this behavior under the "Data" tab. This functionality does not exist for Excel. This crea...
about 9 years ago in SPSS Modeler / SPSS Modeler 0 Not under consideration

Display loading bar instead of grid lines while opening reports in PAW

Our Team uses Cognos TM1 for Planning and Reporting purpose. we have lot of reports which we access via TM1 Web. Recently we have migrated to Planning Analytics but in PAW we get grid lines before loading the report. There is delay of around 10 to...
almost 7 years ago in Planning Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Query Studio Support for DataModules

Query Studio is the self-service tool used by all our end users. Currently QS does not support data modules. With Data Modules becoming so popular, it is important they be supported by QS, otherwise the usage of DataModules will be very limited.
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Forecasting not available with Package included in Data Module

Forecasting is being used on a visualization from a relational source only. The data module contains relational tables and a package. The issue is the forecast does not work unless we remove the package from the data module. However, the package i...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

IBMID for Cognos Analytics

Would like the ability to log into Cognos Analytics on Cloud directly using the IBM ID. Currently the integration with Planning Analytics (which uses the IBM ID) is only possible by clicking the "Report" button in the PA portal. Cannot currently l...
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Performant SQL Windowing functionality

We tried to use the syntax for windowing in SQL as an alternative to using subselects. Most other DBMSs perform a lot better with the windowing syntax, but we can only see less performance using it. The reason we want to use it is basically to get...
almost 7 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

With RACF-exit, support auth cache refresh for RACF profiles with RACFVARS

Currently RACF ENF signals for the DB2 auth cache refresh are ignored if the profile contains a &RACFVAR class variable. This blocks the practical use of these profiles. In our case we have on one sysplex two different sets of DB2 subsystems(o...
over 4 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

generate audit-records in table OPTIM_AUDIT_RECORDS

currently audit-records are created in OPTIM_AUDIT_RECORDS regardless of the audit-settings.
over 4 years ago in Optim 2 Not under consideration

Enable "overwrite encoding as binary" for CLOB

We have several CLOB columns in DB2 that contain binary data. Due to 0x00 Byte values we can't transfer them into a TEXT column in postgreSQL (0X00 is not accepted in utf-8). The Option "overwrite encoding as binary" on the CLOB Column in "Db2 for...
over 2 years ago in Replication: Change Data Capture 2 Future consideration

Canadian Financial Institutions File (FIF) Table and Load Services Framework Task in FTM4C

Canadian check processing Business Rules would use the FIF table in the Routing Transit validation, FIF load task would tactically refresh all the views in Business Rules after the table update.
over 4 years ago in Financial Transaction Manager  / Check 0 Not under consideration