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241 VOTE
Status Not under consideration
Workspace Cognos Analytics
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 12, 2016

Ability to freeze column headers in reporting crosstabs

The feature in dashboard crosstabs to freeze column headers is excellent, and should be replicated as well in the reporting environment. This is a long standing user request that is very difficult to achieve today.
  • Guest
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    Jan 24, 2023

    This was available in past versions of Cognos. Please bring it back. It's the first request every single one of my report consumers asks for.

  • Guest
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    Sep 5, 2022

    I've added this in CogBox premium pmsquare.com/cogbox. Actually, I've made combination expand/collapse/freeze panes control. Works with both Crosstabs (row and column headers) and Lists.

  • Guest
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    Jul 27, 2020

    This is ridiculously. Such a critical functionality. Stone ages

  • Guest
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    Jul 23, 2020

    Please implement this function, which is desperately needed in nearly all reports with crosstab.

  • Guest
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    Jul 10, 2020

    Should be implemented as soon as possible, as e.g. Excel has this functionality for more than one decade now! How "High" has a priority to be to be in a future release?

  • Guest
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    Apr 25, 2020

    This is a claim, since this was possible in 10.2.2 and got lost. It is "planned" since Dec 2018, "High" priority. When will this be available? Now is April 2020.

  • Guest
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    Apr 6, 2020

    This is a claim, since this was possible in 10.2.2 and got lost. It is "planned" since Dec 2018, "High" priority. When will this be available? Now is April 2020.

  • Guest
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    Oct 1, 2019

    I agree with Stephen. Could you please clarify when this change will be implemented? 
    This functionality should be available in Interactive mode and dashboards. 

    Thank you.

  • Guest
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    Mar 18, 2019

    Can this be clarified to include the freezing on both column AND ROW headings, i.e. to replicate the Cognos Analytics dashboard behaviour fully and to ensure it is available in interactive mode.