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Cognos Analytics

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Data module: add namespaces

Like in Framework Manager namespaces should be available in Data Modules, too. Namespaces are advantageous for bigger models and to be able to move them to another locaction without breaking reports.
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Not under consideration

Data module: custom relationship expressions

Like in Framework Manager it should be possible to edit relationship expressions. For example when a filter should be added to the relationship expression.
over 1 year ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Not under consideration

Custom sorting by the column not selected for the chart is not possible in the dashboard

Custom sorting by the column not selected for the chart is not possible in the dashboard, like date was selected for Axis, but to make sorting by sort key is not possible
about 4 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Enable Cognos to be installed as a Docker Container - zCX OpenShift

It will allow the Cognos Application to be installed in a Docker Container OpenShift inside zCX Open Shift (Container inside zOS)
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Other 0 Future consideration

Show dependacy on a data module

Client would like to have a feature in the product that shows the dependency on a data module, which reports and dashboards it is used in.A a data module used in dashboards or reports is deleted, the dashboard fails to render successfully. To avoi...
about 8 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Future consideration

Expand crosstab visualization conditional formatting

Expand crosstab visualization conditional formatting to include rows or columns included in the crosstab. If the profit( #Vales) is greater than zero AND the line of business(Rows) is camping equipment, then make the value green. Being able to set...
about 3 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Visualizations (including maps) 1 Not under consideration

Allow passing "Extra Data" item on drill-through definition from 11.1 Visualizations

User wants to see [Product Line] in a visualization so that users see the name of the product line. For performance purposes, we want to pass [Product Line Code] on drill-through. Currently the only way to do this is to nest the dimensional inform...
about 5 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

no "ok" button when changing properties on a report

There is no "ok" button after changing properties on a report. You aren't sure if the change was applied after it's made. The button existed in Cognos 10.2. Sometimes the change is applied and sometimes not. You have to go back and check.
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Not under consideration

Automatically Populate Values in Select and Search Prompt

Add a property to the Select and Search prompt to "Automatically Populate Values"
over 6 years ago in Cognos Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Advanced query hint to use 'Group By' instead of 'Distinct' in SQL

In some cases, we would need an advanced query hint to use “Group By” instead of “Distinct” in the SQL per report or per query tree. We are aware of the DQM query property “performance.convertGroupByToDistinct” which is set to “true” by default (f...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Analytics / Data Access and Modelling 0 Not under consideration