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IBM Cognos Analytics Resources:

Check Out IBM Cognos 12.0.3!

By: Austin Rexroat , 7 days ago

Latest Discussions

RE: What would "perfect" Cognos Analytics?

By: Zameer Sayed , 3 hours ago

I've noticed that most of the topics have already been addressed; however, I'd like to outline a few additional enhancements that could significantly improve the functionality and user experience of Cognos Analytics: Reporting Enhancements: ...

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RE: Cognos - Define Custom Group

By: Patrick Neveu , 7 hours ago

Hi Kathrina, Go to Report / Query, right-click on your custom group column and choose copy. Open another report based on the same package and/or data module, go to Report / Query, right-click and choose Paste. Best regards, ------------------------------ ...
Cognos - Define Custom Group

By: Kathrina James , 7 hours ago

Can we copy "define custom group" definitions to another report? Kathrina James Business Systems Analyst The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, ...
RE: Get the Value of Previous Business Day in Cognos ...

By: Adriaan Boot , 8 hours ago

Hi Aiman, I need some clarification please. In the database table, are there also entries where the 'business_day_flag' is 'N''? Will the value of the 'transaction_date' in the table always be the last day of the month when the 'business_day_flag' ...
Get the Value of Previous Business Day in Cognos R ...

By: Mohamad Aiman Arif Mohamat Saat , 14 hours ago

Hi All, We are using IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson (11.2.0). In our database, we have this one summary table for total disbursement amount by transaction date, product type(internal facility name) and business day flag. Below are the sample ...
RE: Dashbaord - Default Date on Dropdown Filter

By: Marc Reed , 16 hours ago

The way I achieve this is by having a relative time column in the calendar. A simplified version is something like this diagram below. You then use the Relative Month column in your dashboard filter bar, and set it to 'Current Month'. The relative ...

Exciting visualization enhancements in the April 2024 (12.0.3) Cognos release

By: Agathe Chapelle 4 days ago

Risk Matrix The Risk Matrix is a powerful tool, available as a Custom Visualization for visualizing and understanding potential risks in the business. Presented in a 4x4 grid, it assesses the likelihood and impact consequences of incidents on a ...

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The April 2024 Cognos Analytics release is here! (12.0.3)

By: Tim Aston 7 days ago

Today I'm happy to announce that our latest release of Cognos Analytics, the April 2024 release, is now available! (Version 12.0.3) Its available for all our on-premise and cloud customers right now! We highly recommend upgrading to this latest release ...
Introducing reusable Native Custom Controls in IBM Cognos Analytics April 2024 (12.0.3) release

By: Shaveta Srivastava 7 days ago

"Seamless User Experience" is the theme for this blog - we are committed to delivering what our customers ask for!! We are thrilled to announce an extremely intuitive method for integrating custom controls into reports. With this latest release, native ...
Having Cognos generate a dashboard for you just got way easier in the April 2024 Cognos release (12.0.3)

By: Tim Aston 7 days ago

Did you know that Cognos Analytics can generate an interactive dashboard from your data automatically? Often the hardest part of building a dashboard is the blank page syndrome , where you don't know how to get going. By starting with a generated ...
Introducing PAaaS data source connection in IBM Cognos Analytics April 2024 (12.0.3) release

By: Shaveta Srivastava 7 days ago

Planning Analytics as a Service is available as a new data source connection within both the on-premise and cloud versions of IBM Cognos Analytics. This integration enables IBM Cognos Analytics users to seamlessly connect to PAaaS cubes, whether they ...

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I'm ready to upgrade Cognos Analytics. Which release should I upgrade to?

By: Tim Aston 18 days ago

For so many of you, Cognos Analytics is a critical part of running your business. You rely on it to deliver analytics you can trust, and you can't afford downtime. So naturally, when it comes time to upgrading Cognos, you prefer to proceed with caution. ...

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