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Cognos Analytics

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implement EXISTS or NOT EXISTS operator in reporting

I would like to have the possibility to use in reporting the sql EXIST operator available. I don't like to write manual sql because of manteniance and portability or use other shortcuts or alternative to implement the sql EXIST logic for example u...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

Statistical calculations in Dashboard does not work

It was found that the statistical calculations like 'median' for Summary is not working in Dashboard. This is with reference to case created TS005791544 with IBM Support. The feature is available but fails to summarize correctly.
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Send Scheduled reports with attachments to external emails

Currently in Cognos the ability to send to external emails(emails with no access to Cognos) is used and needed to send to outside vendors reports needed to conduct our business. We need this continued in version 11.1 moving forwards
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Under Team Content We need All reports and path and description details not Audit report

User asked what are the reports under Team content. Report Name ,Report Path and Description of the report. Example: Team Content->Office A->under 10 Reports we need to see all 10 Reports and description. In Audit Report only User run report...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Administration 0 Future consideration

Deal with NULL values

I know that NULL values are never used in a DWH, as NULL is a non present value... however, we all know that there are some old bad ptractices where NULLs were used, and we the BI analysts have to deal with it... in this case, whenever a memeber s...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Create distribution lists within a tenant

In Cognos 11, Distribution Lists can only be created from the Cognos namespace. This prevents tenant client administrators from managing within their own tenant. We would like the ability to have our own client tenants maintain their administratio...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Cube designer - aggregation rules - last/first in virtual cubes doesn't work

Please correct the first / last aggregation rule in cube designer because it does not work well when using a virtual cube.
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

to have all cookies in cognos analytics support HTTPOnly attribute

Hi, Due to recent tighter security requirement, we would like to have all the cookies used in cognos analytic to support HTTPOnly attribute. Currently not all cookies support it thanks
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Future consideration

Ability to change the Label of a linked data module

If a new data module is created, and an existing data module is added, it comes in as a link. Need the ability to change the labels of the linked-in data module. This would include changing the labels of the linked in data module itself as well as...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Add feature to role customization for creating report from package menu

We are missing the menu item called "Create report" when right clicking on a package or selecting the 3 vertical dots menu of a package. This is the only place left that a user can create a report that can't be customized in the new features custo...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration