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Add Informix Sample Datasources for Cognos 11 Samples

Cognos Analytics / 11 currently only provides sample data for SQLServer, DB2 and Oracle. Since the ready-to-run version of CA runs its Content Store in an Informix Database it would be useful to be able to run the samples in it as well.
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Report output page options should be available for reports with Full interactivity=No, in Edit Mode

We are unable to see the following options in the report output page, when we run the report from Edit mode in HTML/PDF, for reports having 'Run with full interactivity'='No'. • ‘Run as’• Save• Refresh which means that a report developer cannot sa...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Refocus Prompt Page to Selected Prompt control after Page Reloads

When you click on a reprompt button on a prompt page with multiple prompts, the user is taken back to the first prompt on the page.This behavior is also seen with search and select prompts. Can the product behavior be modified to retain the focus ...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Functions for converting Unix Epoch Time and Dealing with RHEL 8 Native Posix MQ

SQL scalar functions for Converting between human-readable date/time and Unix Epoch Time. For example: db2 "values ept2date(123456789,0)" is equivalent to Linux GNU date command date -d "1970-01-01 1234567890 sec UTC db2 "values "date2ept('now')" ...
almost 3 years ago in Db2 / Statements (DDL and DML) 1 Future consideration

Default hierarchy attribute for Search On for use in Workflow

There is no way we can create one hierarchy attribute as Default, Search On attribute for searching category in hierarchy in for use in Workflow/Collaboration Area?Reference Case Number: TS001854442
over 5 years ago in Product Master 2 Functionality already exists

Time Dimension Extension

No description provided
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Enrich DSNT772I with scope details

Below is the current DSNT772I message. It would be helpful if the actual scope details are provided in the message rather than a generic "IPADDR" or "AUTHID". We would prefer to see the actual IP address or AUTHID. DSNT772I -D851 DSNLILNR A MONITO...
over 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Enable / Disable pages in a multi-page report

For developement of reports with mutliple pages it would be nice, if we could easily enable / disable some pages. We think about a similar functionality as we know for filters.
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Protocol the SQL in SYSPRINT for DSNTIAUL

We often use DSNTIAUL to access data. At the moment you can't see the executed SQL in the job output. If DB2 protocol this it will be very helpfull. Proposal is to write it to SYSPRINT ( default ) and/or controll the output DD via a paramter.
about 11 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Support for creating DB2 Load Data Sets in RECFM=VBS Format with embedded LOB data

DB2 LAT to support creation of load files in RECFM=VBS with embedded LOB/XML data. DB2 LAT supports log processing to create load files for tables with LOB/XML columns. At present DB2 LAT only allows LOB/XML columns to be extracted into PDS or PDS...
over 5 years ago in Db2 Log Analysis Tool for z/OS 0 Not under consideration