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IBM Data and AI Ideas Portal for Customers


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against products and services offered by the IBM Data & AI organization. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:


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Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,


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Post ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted and upvote them if they matter to you,

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  3. Get feedback from the IBM team to refine your idea


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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

IBM Employees should enter Ideas at https://ideas.ibm.com


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Cognos Analytics

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Adding newly added data sources to data modules automatically

We're developing a data collaboration platform. New data sources in various data formats such as CSV, database table or ESRI map will be uploaded to the platform. In this context, data modules should update itself automatically.
over 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

SSGA

Alternate method for updating the Stored procedure data type changes in Cognos Instead of Framework manager.
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Hidden Query related issue

A Report Studio report contains hidden query items. Is it possible to export to CSV and not show the hidden columns? Please see this technote as a workaround. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/hidden-query-items-appear-csv I wrote PMR ## Response ...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Value prompt dash line

The default first two lines - header section and dash line. Remove dash line and instead replace 'All' in the second line
about 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Validate against Google BigQuery sources should submit DryRun queries

Validation of a calculation in a Framework Model against a BigQuery source results in a query executed against the data source without filters. This incurs cost and may exceed resource limits defined for that environment.
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Include Report Name and Description When Doing a Copy Specification

Hello, it would be great if the report name and description were included in the XML/report specification when copying to clipboard. This is especially helpful when using the copy and open from clipboard method for moving a report from one environ...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Future consideration

REST API for viewing and managing object permissions

Enables users/IT support to find the permissions required to access a folder. Enables automation for configuring object permissions. Deploying permissions as part of a pre-defined Request For Change Verifying/monitoring that permissions are accurate.
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Administration 0 Future consideration

Double Click selection Prompt Options

Double Click selection Prompt Options. Provide a double Click prompt in the "Search & Select" prompt. This prompt enables Add Fields / Remove Fields via double clicking on an item. Targeted for Report Studio
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Banner & Alerts on Connections Page

Banner & Alerts on Connections Page. Provide the option to setup and maintain a banner on the Connections page. This banner would have the flexibility to be setup with messaging to inform a user that report data was updated or not from batch. ...
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Functionality already exists

More Defined Error Messages

Our team is using CA to connect to TM1 packages, and often times we run into connection issues. It will always give us the same message "DIMM-ERR-1007", but the root cause could be completely different each time.
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Is a defect