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extend MERGE syntax to allow Common Table Expressions (CTE)

The MERGE SQL statement is a new favourite SQL statement. But I also like to use Common Table Expressions (CTE). CTE can be used in other type of SQL (mostly SELECT) but CTE is not allowed with MERGE What is my idea? Allow MERGE to use CTE. I...
about 5 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 5 Not under consideration

Make map visualization viewable in PDF format

The interactive map visualization is a fine thing while using it interactively online. Some of our users would like to put them (of course in the starting zoom level) in pdf-reports, which is not possible. They could use legacy visualization like ...
almost 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Planned for future release

Option to restrict rows returned when testing joins

In Framework Manager there is the option to restrict the amount of data returned in a Query Subject (default is 20 rows). Can a similar option be added to data modules?
10 months ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Submitted

An easy way to average data

Hello, Very recently, I had the need to calculated yearly FTEs in an HR cube. The yearly FTE is the average of months (those with data, that is). The existing function ConsolidatedAverage() does not help: it goes to all the non-zero leaf level cel...
10 months ago in Planning Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Client side rendering of interactive reporting

Client side rendering of interactive reporting will enhance the user experience a lot. It will also reduce the load on the Cognos servers 1. Faster sorting (and other operations) where no new data retrievals are needed and the output is only sorte...
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Can't create a nickname on a table containing a STRUCT datatype

Can'create a nickname on a DRDA table containing a geospatial column . Problem description and business impact Using DB2 ESE 10.5 FP8 (and the Spatial Extender component) on Redhat 7.2, I can't create a column on a DRDA remote table containing the...
almost 8 years ago in Db2 / Federation 0 Not under consideration

Agent shouldn't run email Task if any of its Previous- Run a report(Task) failed.

Ex: Agent for weekly reports. The above agent has 3 below tasks : Task 1: Run a report : Report A Task 2: Run a report : Report B Task 3: Send an email: Attach output of report A and report B and send to recipients. Issue: If task 1 executed succe...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 0 Not under consideration

Controller Web support for non-stable networks

In this age of the pandemic, more people are working from home, and are thus connected via networks that are not 100% stable. In Controller Web you tend to get an error message if the websock communication is broken, and then you will have to relo...
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Increase data audited in regards to emailing to be able to answer IBM License Audit truthfully

Audit information needs to be able to provide the number of report recipients. This is part of IBM Licensing Audits. Currently customers can only data-mine Mailserver Logs, if that information is included.Or buy inconclusive Admin Software like Mo...
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Enable create index during prime time

We are running 24/7 banking applications and are unable to create an index during peak times. One reason for this behaviour might be APAR PK74729 resulting in a timeout for the create index command when packages are active. But we also get conflic...
over 6 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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