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Cognos Analytics

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Dashboard Crosstabs - Top or Bottom Filter apply to specific column

In a Dashboard Crosstab the 'Top or Bottom' filter applies to all columns, it would be more useful if the user could specify which column in the crosstab the filter would apply too.
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Add option to capture and reuse (save) the filter selections in dashboards

Hello, we have built dashboards for users so that they can execute them (not a self service authoring of dashbaords but managed dashbaords. The users execute these dashboards and first need to select data perimeter in the filter area in the top wh...
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Add Capabilities tab to Data module's Properties like FM package has

We want to control which group has access to specific capabilities on a data module.
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Data Module Use SQL With Clause

Data Module configuration does not include any option for "Use SQL with clause" (amongst others) similar to that seen in Framework Packages
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Additional spaces in a Value Prompt when static values used

Additional empty spaces in a Value Prompt/ Radio button prompt in a interactive report when static values used and multiselect set to yes. No additional spaces in non interactive report.
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

New Data lists: Insert Drill-Through

In Cognos Analytics there are the new data lists for reporting, which are quite useful. Unfortunately you can not insert a drill-through (like in a normal list object) to other report. That would be quite useful.
almost 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Allow Columns to be Reordered in Data Modules

Today, it is not possible in a Data Module to change the order of columns from the existing order of the underlying data source. This functionality should be added to Data Modules
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Not under consideration

Select individual data module instead the whole folder to export

Select individual data module instead the whole folder to export
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

DB Filter based on field allow changing of description instead of

Allow user to override the name that shows on a filter.
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Appending Month Name or Fiscal Period to the PDF Report Output

The requirement is whenever we schedule a report can we get the current month/ fiscal period appended with the report name once we get the output in View history ex :- ABC_DEC2017 or ABC_DEC_FY-17 where ABC is the name of the file? I need this DEC...
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration