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URL opens new window when running multple reports

We run a url and it runs fine to open and run a report, but as soon as you rerun or run a new job, you get an authentication error. Then you need to close the browser window and run the new report.
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Is a defect

Support for Jumbo Frames (MTU 9000) in Cognos Analytics

Customer would like to increase network packet size to Jumbo Frames (MTU 9000), but, there doesn't seem to be any information relating to how this would impact Cognos. From a Cognos applications perspective, this should not have any impact.
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Not under consideration

identify special columns with same meaning easily and modify data type

Use case: We want find columns with same meaning distributed over several tables easily either to modify the data type or find out the affected columns/tables only. For example there are price/money and other columns, each with an arbitrary column...
over 5 years ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Not under consideration

User management auditing

Our auditor is asking questions like 'Can we see that user X is locked or removed from DB2 when he left the company'. There is no way to see a lock date or create or remove dates on account that are created through the web console.
over 3 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Future consideration

Allow customer to implement skinning and corporate fonts according to coporate styleguide

Customer has own fontset since 1990 and is more then interested to use the fonts in the internet facing reporting solutions. Customer has own coporate styleguide with own icons, symbols, colors, spaceing.
over 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 1 Planned for future release

Add ability to move entity values

It'd be useful if it was possible to move entity values and their synonyms from one entity to another, in the same way that you can select training questions for intents and move them to another intent. This would make it much easier when making c...
over 5 years ago in watsonx Assistant 1 Not under consideration

Temporal Join Capabilities

The table reference syntax for temporal joins needs to be expanded to include effective ways to find rows across the tables that share time affectivity.The FOR BUSINESS_TIME / FOR SYSTEM_TIME syntax does not allow for references to columns from th...
over 12 years ago in Db2 for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

GW Dispatcher URI True Failover

We use Cognos BI and TM1 to provide critical financial reporting and planning to our C level and stock stakeholders. Providing a stable environment is key to Cognos continued success and adoption within the company. However with the BI GW not forw...
about 9 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Governance Artifacts search in WKC Categories should include Governance Artifakts from Subcategories

Consider the following Example: There is a Category "Driving Vehicles" with 2 subcategories (at the same level): "Automobile" and "Bicycle". Furthermore there is a Business Term "VW Beetle", categorized as "Automobile". Currently, within the secti...
over 3 years ago in Knowledge Catalog 3 Not under consideration

Editing a job: showing job name on all "Edit job" screens

It would be nice to show the job name on every "Edit job" screen. Currently, the job name is shown on the 1st and 3rd screens (Define and Finish) but not on the 2nd screen (Select databases).
almost 2 years ago in Db2 / Data Management Console 0 Future consideration