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Status Under review
Workspace OpenPages Ideas
Components Reporting
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 6, 2024

Cognos consuming separated database

It Should be interesting to make Cognos a possibility to consume a copy of the main database 
so it not conflicts with the openpages application that consumes the same database

Therefore, large Cognos reports could not degrade the Openpages application for end users using the Openpages application

Needed By Not sure -- Just thought it was cool
  • Guest
    Jul 16, 2024

    You can achieve this today via Data Modules in Cognos.

    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=modeling-data-modules

    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=sources-creating-data-module


    Data Modules are effectively a system snapshot. That Cognos pre-runs to make it so that all reports can just point to that Module rather than running a ton of queries against the database.


    If you need help developing or deploying one, you can reach out to Lab Services to help get it started.

  • Admin
    JOHN Lundgren
    Jun 7, 2024

    Thank you for submitting this RFE!

    The IBM team is evaluating this RFE. A decision or request for more information will be provided within 90 days of the date that this issue was submitted.