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Cognos Analytics

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CREATE OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN SELECTING MULTIPLE ITEMS

When selecting more than one Data Item, the options Explore -> 'Create' is not available. If only a single item is selected instead, the 'Create' option is available.
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Ability to collapse by default the "Show properties" option while creating a new report

We are upgrading our environments to Cognos version 11.1.7 and we would like to control the "Show properties" option while creating a new report. In our current Cognos version (11.0.13.1), the "Show properties" pane is collapsed by default, so use...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

Schedule Report with External Data Source

We have external spreadsheets from systems that do not integrate. However, we need to compile the data from the spreadsheet with system/package data. I understand that this is possible through external data sources. However, a report cannot be sch...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

Passing Data item value on a line chart

When we have a line chart and have drill through. Cognos passes parameter or the data item which is a part of the graph. The requirement is to pass data item which is not part of the chart. In my requirement, I have a data item (hierarchy) of a di...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Planned for future release

Support more than one ReturnURL in namespace configuration for Okta (OpneID)

- Cognos environment with serveral namespaces (AD, Okta) - Cognos Administrators are members of AD and needes to logon to all namespaces to be able to add Okta-Users to Cognos-Groups and -Roles - Gatewayserver is configured to use only Okta-namesp...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Assign value to a Parameter from a Report Studio Query

In a Report Studio, have the ability to assign a value to a parameter, where the value is calculated in a query.
about 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

List interactivity, and chart filtering and highlighting segment.

List interactivity: Clicking on a row in a list should highlight a segment in a chart
about 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

ODIC Support in Cognos Analytics with signed JWT X.509 (RFC 7523)

Current implementation of OIDC in Cognos 11.0 is using a "Shared Secret Key" with OIDC server. This is not a secure way to connect. Shared secret key may get compromised by various means, proposal is to use signed JWT X.509 (RFC 7523) pattern in p...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Break sets

The new report tool allows you to define when pulling over dimensions if they are to be individual members or a set. We would think that we should be able to make a change by clicking an option to break the set, rather than having to remove the se...
about 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Enable a Time out value if an Active CM is unable to contact a configured Standby CM

Enable a time out value if the active CM is unable to reach a configured standby CM for any reason, and unregister the malfunctioning CM from the list of dispatchers
about 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration