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Cognos Analytics

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Process Cognos Analytics report output further as input in Data Module

Purpose is usually very simple planning or easy implementation of data from an additional source. Workaround is file export, external processing & import as uploaded file (last even without a native scheduling). Transferring existing business ...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 2 Future consideration

Report Tab Name localization

It would be great if we can set page name with a report variable, in order to translate label in different languages, as we can do with any other objects inside report pages (text element, column header, ...). It is crucial when report is configur...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Future consideration

need to force the "Team Content" show in a "list" view rather than the "tile" view.

we need to force the "Team Content" show in a "list" view rather than the "tile" view. Cognos 11.2 remembers the last option selected, and it presents it to the user. The "List" view must be called and overwrite any pre-existing view.
over 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Reporting 1 Future consideration

Restrict Users From Using Cognos Groups And Roles As Email Recipients

Currently, any user can setup a Cognos report, subscription, or schedule to email any Cognos group or role. This means any Cognos group or role can be used as an email DL. For Cognos Admins and Focals, this is a very nice feature. However, end use...
almost 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Future consideration

Add support for Secure Network Communication (SNC) for SAP BW namespace and datasource connection

When SAP BW enables SNC (secure network communication) enforcement on their end, Cognos is not able to establish a connection with the existing connection details. Any connection attempts from Cognos error out indicating that SAP BW is expecting t...
almost 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Future consideration

Use JPG pictures from database in Report Studio Reports

We have to print pictures in Report Studio Reports. The only data source for the Image Control in Report Studio is a URL SOURCE. We have many JPEG pictures stored in a database and want use these pictures in Report Studio reports. Please add to th...
almost 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Future consideration

RHEL SELinux Support required for Cognos Analytics

At this time SELinux is not a supported configuration for Cognos Analytics. Our internal default policy has changed with Redhat 7 and by default SELinux is activated. We would need Cognos Analytics to follow the default policies from Redhat 7 SELi...
almost 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 2 Future consideration

Add Data Set operations to audit logging

Add user actions surrounding data set creation/modification/refreshes to audit logs. When researching when a data set was refreshed, there seems to be nothing in the audit logs that stores that this action happened. Request data set refresh and an...
about 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Future consideration

Get WKC Metadata in Cognos Reports/Dashboards and during Design

Can we (me and the customers I am working for) have the following possibility: while using Cognos during both Design of Reports and Dashboards, but also during usage (End-Users!), they must have an understanding of the underlying data source and a...
about 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Future consideration

Uniquely timestamp .zip backups of Content Store database

I would like to suggest adding the ability to uniquely name or timestamp the .zip backups of the Content Store database, so that they don't get overwritten every time a new backup is created. Right now it appears that when you set up a schedule fo...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Administration 1 Future consideration