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Cognos Analytics

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Set Encrypt=false when using MS SQL Database

Since MS JDBC Driver 10.2, the default behaviour for the JDBC driver is to set encrypt=true; this causes issues with Cognos Configuration as the error messages when using the JDBC driver suggests that when the setting is SSL Encryption Enabled is ...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Delivered

FIPS140-2 Bouncy Castle Compliant

In reviewing the security elements for IBM Cognos and it has come to our attention that it uses the "BouncyCastle" java archive, which is NOT validated for FIPS 140-2, which is a DoD security requirement for software encryption tools.
almost 10 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Delivered

Ability to save upload file to a location other than my content

Currently when uploading a file it goes to my content, would like the ability to choose the location of where the file will be uploaded. The way it is now, you have to do a move to the location.
almost 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Delivered

support for deployment packages via sftp process.

When customers transition to CAoC the only way to get reports deployed is via PMR. This is time consuming and PMR are not always followed up immediately, especially when timezone differences exist between customer and cloud operations. when custom...
about 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Delivered

Customisable axes in Dashboard Combo Chart

In CA Reports, it is possible to define the axes range for a combo chart. However, in dashboard, this feature is not possible. Our client would like to see the same data value range on a combo chart in a dashboard, but this is currently not possible.
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Delivered

Tile View Display

We have a request that we believe would be beneficial for everyone. We would like the option of fixing the truncated text on the recent reports ran within the Tile View Display. I have attached an image of what I am talking about.
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Delivered

Support for API Keys for REST and SDK

We are in the process of moving to CA in the cloud and we switched authentication provider from AD to Okta. This causes a problem because Cognos requires a setting change in Okta called password grant to allow a user to authenticate using REST or ...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Security 2 Delivered

Support for wrap text in a crosstab

[PH00899] Text in a crosstab column not being word wrapped in 11.0.11
about 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Delivered

Improve/enhance conditional formatting experience

It would be great if conditional formatting is made easy. It's not an intuitive experience even for some other vendors.
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Delivered

Ability to visually overlap/embed targets with current performance data in CA Dashboarding

Ability to visually overlap/embed targets with current performance data in Cognos Analytics Dashboarding. We would like to set visual 'markers' for targets/goals or 'pace to goal' that are embedded within a visual component (e.g. bar graph)
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Delivered

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