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Cognos Analytics

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Prompt choice of Data Sets

In Cognos Analytics we can create a Data Source and in that Data Source define multiple connections. Then if a report is developed using that Data Source, at report runtime we will be prompted to choose which connection to use. Similar functionali...
almost 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Not under consideration

Reporting: Resizable find window

The "Find" window in Authoring (Reporting) where one can search in the report itself cannot be resized. Especially when having long query and/or data item names and many search results this impedes the work process to find a specific result and ex...
12 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

allow multiple return urls in OIDC namespace

Since current cognos OIDC namespace only allows 1 Return URL, we can only access cognos using the domain name specified in return URL, which is normally gateway URL. If we need to access cognos via Dispatcher URL, we need to create additional name...
almost 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Install and config 0 Future consideration

Ability to customize "My schedules and subscriptions" view

Many of our Cognos Analytics users complain that they are not able to customize the view of “My schedules and subscriptions” in Cognos Analytics. They would like to change the width of “Name” column and shrink unnecessary wide columns like “Priori...
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

List of data sources in Cognos Administration listed in a flat list. We should use folder structures.

There is no way to organize the data sources in Cognos Connection Administration.The current offering is a list. It would be more advantageous to allow folders so an administrator could group the data sources in a more logical manner. The problem ...
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Self service for Top or Bottom function

The standard selection for the "Top or Bottom" function in the report studio, is just the KPI of the crosstab.
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Snowflake Native Functions in FM

Snowflake database native functions are not available by default in FM installations due to that we are not able to use snowflake-related functions in report authoring, we have to only common functions which are limited sometimes. installation und...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 2 Functionality already exists

Copy&Paste of reporting elements: Possibility to select whether references should be copied as well or not

When copying elements (lists, cross tabs, queries) all references will be copied as well and when a query exists already a new one is inserted with a number added (1, 2, 3). This is not always suitable, and the user should have the possibility to ...
almost 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Future consideration

Showing icons in RA for the queryitems the same as in data module

Showing icons in RA for the queryitems as in data module
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

default sender per tenant (for schedules)

It should be possible to set the default sender per tenant (for schedules), not only for the entire server (set in cogconfig wiht the parameter "alwayUseDefaultSender" = true). For Subscritptions or the "run in background" function it should take ...
almost 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration