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Cognos Analytics

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Ability to dynamically add missing dates to a report that don't exist in the database

When creating reports off a database that does not have a complete date dimension (meaning missing dates in the database). Cognos should be able to fill in the missing dates dynamically. For example:
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Map drill-thru support in Workspace for listening widget prompts

We would like to use the Map drill-thru functionality to act as a master prompt for widgets listening in a multi-widget Workspace , whereby the other Workspace widgets use the pass-thru map variable as the Prompt value.
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Inclusion of missing area names for Kuwait

In Cognos version 11.0.12, for the country Kuwait , the list of master records with Area names for Map visualization is not exhaustive. Hence, the area names received from other source systems like SAP, are different from that of Cognos Map. As a ...
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Have the ability to export the result of LCM into text file

Client requires to have the ability export Name, Status, DQM enabled, Progress on LCM into text file.
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Expand LDAP Configuration in Cognos Configuration

Please expand the capabilities of the LDAP Configuration in Cognos Configuration to include all the available options for the latest LDAP Standards. Or simply support the memberOf attribute as described here: (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Fix CGSLAUNCHER 100% CPU hang issue

When users use charts with fine staggered collision mode in Cognos Workspace on TM1 cubes with many zero values, it hangs and pegs the Cognos servers' CGSLAUNCHER.exe processes at 100%. There's some type of infinite loop that does not allow the pr...
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Filter on Group Summaries in Workspace Advanced

Workspace advanced needs the capability to apply a filter to Group Summaries in the Report like query studio did.
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

On dashboard lists visualizations sort nulls at end of list.

When sorting a column on a dashboard list, provide the option to sort null values to the end of the list.
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Improve auto-prompting for Data Modules

Auto-prompts seem to leverage the underlying data type of the table/database. That's fairly short-sighted since numeric types can be used to represent non-metric data. For example the year or the month number of a time table. It's perfectly valid ...
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Add sortable dispatcher info to BI Admin Console job views (Current and Past)

Add dispatcher as a column to Current and Past Activities view. Add dispatcher to charts in Current and Past Activities
over 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration