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Cognos Analytics

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Data Modules - generate minimized SQL

Reports and Dashboards that are based on data modules should always generate minimized/optimized SQL, also in cases where a filter is applied at the query subject in the data module, like below: Example: select * from table1 where unit = <sessi...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Not under consideration

Import/Export Data Module json specification in Data Module editor

For some use cases it would be beneficial to be able to import and export the Data Module specification not only via REST API but within the Data Module editor: professional modelers can generate their Data Module specifications in external tools,...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 1 Future consideration

Change the data module used within a report without breaking the report

Reports often need to be repointed to different data sources from those that were used to create them. Scenario 1. For example we notice an error in a data module. In a typical production system we cant just update the live data module, we could b...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Not under consideration

Need to calculation a summary value for calculated ratios based on calculations and not by average in Dashboard

If we create any ratio calculations in the dashboard by default the resulting value is summed up, which is wrong. Also, if we change the summary property to average then it is giving a value which is nearly right but we are not getting the exact v...
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

View Job Step Status As In Cognos 10

This is the same issue as: https://ibm-data-and-ai.ideas.aha.io/ideas/CA-I-2931 In Cognos 10.2, users had an option to "View the details ... after closing this dialog" when running objects (i.e. reports, views, jobs) in the background. This was es...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Future consideration

Dynamic cubes heap when loading in-memory aggregates

Loading the in-memory aggregates consumes massive amounts of heap. In previous versions of Cognos when all in-memory aggregates was loaded from the source the heap consumption was far less. We have a setup with a few cubs starting at the same time...
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Consistent naming throughout Cognos Analytics

Cognos Analytics changed to "Team Content" from "Public Folders" and "My Folders" to "My Content", but in some places where the legacy interface is integrated with the new interface, references to "My Folders" still exist. It would be consistent t...
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Adding images to reports and dashboards

Currently only administrators can upload images.Anyone making a report should be able to upload images . Just like all the other BI tools out there
almost 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Not under consideration

Add radial and lasso map selection controls to map visualization in Cognos Analytics dashboards.

We have a business requirement for selecting radial and custom geographic areas to quickly identify clients at risk during extreme weather events, disease outbreak, flooding, fires, or other localized emergency.
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Planned for future release

Deny copy from folders without write permissions

In the Cognos Analytics interface; we would like to have the ability to deny or remove copy from folders that users do not have write access to. Currently there is no way of preventing users with read and traverse from copying reports and saving t...
almost 7 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration