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Cognos Analytics

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Support for open jdk

Cognos Analytics 11.2.4 and future releases - Provide support for open jdk (current version) openjdk version "11.0.17" 2022-10-18 LTS Infosec requires the java version on our servers to be up to date and they scan the servers weekly.
about 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Administration 0 Future consideration

Encript passwords in Configuration export

Password(hashed) in Cognos configuration is visible in Cognos configuration export. Need to create option to hide/encrypt passwords entered in Cognos configuration when exporting configuration to a file
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Add filter data details in PDF - Dashboard export when filter condition is applied on a filter in a visualization

When filter condition is applied to a filter in the visualization, filter data goes missing in the PDF when dashboard is exported. End user is unable to view the filter data details when dashboard is exported in PDF format.
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Planned for future release

Column headers in crosstabs

Add column headers to crosstabs. By default there are no headers for dimensions. The lack of headers is especially difficult for users who export to Excel.
about 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

COGNOS ANALYTICS : Synchronization of emails from an LDAP directory under Cognos Analytics for PAW security

Hello, We are in the following versions of Planning Analytics (PAL, PAW, PAX and PASS) in our DEVELOPMENT/RECEPTION/PRODUCTION environment: - PAL 2.0.9.11 - PAW 2.0.73 - PASS 2.0.73 - PAX 2.0.73 We use Cognos Analytics 11.2.1 (CA) only for Plannin...
about 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Administration 0 Future consideration

Global Setting for Default Saved Outputs

The current default setting for saved outputs on each report is 1. We would like to change that globally to a higher number, 5.
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Legacy Map not sense Cities of Pakistan.

Legacy map in Cognos DashBoard do not sense Cities of Pakistan , as there ic no file in the map directory with the name of [ pakistan.cmf ], as through CMF files Legacy map sense all other Coutries State / Cities like USA, UK
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Request for Email Subject API

We are working in a project with the IBM software services to trigger running the report and send the report output by email using the attached HTTP POST method. However, the email subject is always the same as stored in the "deliveryOptions" bina...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Dynamically Construct A List Array String of Report Columns To Be Used For Progress DataDirect Autonomous REST Driver

We are currently trying to use the Progress DataDirect Autonomous REST driver to connect to some our custom UKG APIs. During our initial observation on how the driver works, we’ve noticed that even if we create a Cognos report against the APIs wit...
about 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

Format / customize "Insert Filter Text" in reporting

The "Insert Filter Text" function does not allow any formatting. For example, the year (integer) will be formatted as "2.019". It would be interesting to be able to change some display options.
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration