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Welcome to the Cognos Analytics Community!

Communicate directly with IBM subject matter experts, learn from the experiences of fellow Cognos users, and have the opportunity to share your own best practices! The Discussions tab great venue to ask questions of your peers and IBM subject matter experts to share best practices, pitfalls to avoid, and to learn from each other. Navigate to the Blogs tab to read about the latest and greatest, how-tos, best practices, and use cases from our experts and experienced product users. We would love for you to blog with us! IBMers can blog without approval. All other users please apply here to become a blogger. Lastly, don't forget to check up all of our upcoming Events as well as past resources located in the Library tab.

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You’ll also get information regarding our regional and virtual user group meetings, upcoming webinars, how-to blogs, and training. We invite you to participate and ask that you contact support@communitysite.ibm.com with any questions.

IBM Cognos Analytics Resources:

Check-out IBM Cognos Analytics 12.0.2!

By: NICK PLOWDEN , 10 months ago

Latest Discussions

RE: Multiple Namespace configured with default nam ...

By: Carl Richardson , 22 minutes ago

AS usual someone at IBM does not understand the Question and point to a manual that does not answer the question. veteran IBM customer CR ------------------------------ Carl Richardson ------------------------------
Jupyter Notebook

By: Nils Heuer , 3 hours ago

Hi, I have a question: We are trying to read with Python from a data module. This works fine as long as the referenced data module is based on a Cognos datasource with a single data connection defined. But our database has multiple connection, the CADataConnector ...
RE: Multiple Namespace configured with default nam ...

By: Patrick Neveu , 4 hours ago

Hi Sukru, You have everything you need in Configuring a gateway namespace page: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=namespaces-configuring-gateway-namespace Best regards, ------------------------------ Patrick ...
RE: What would "perfect" Cognos Analytics?

By: Robert Dostal , 4 hours ago

Hi Patrick, another very nice touch would be to have syntax highlighting in Reporting query items (already available in dashboard calculations). Waiting for this for ages now..... ------------------------------ Robert Dostal Team Leader BI GEMÜ Gebr. ...
RE: Legacy map on Dashboard ( File Name and Locati ...

By: Patrick Neveu , 4 hours ago

Hi Hashim, A word of warning: Starting with Cognos Analytics v12.0.2, Map Manager maps are no longer supported in IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting. For more information, see Map Manager removed from Reporting . I don't believe you can add ...
RE: What would "perfect" Cognos Analytics?

By: Patrick Neveu , 4 hours ago

Hi Austin, When I quit report and if my report is not saved, I don't want to have this weird message box (this is the very same message since Cognos ReportNet): In any other software, when you quit, a dialog box will display a "save" button, easier ...

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

By: Tim Aston 2 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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Submit your GenAI Related Sessions for IBM TechXchange 2024!

By: Austin Rexroat 16 days ago

IBM TechXchange 2024 is all about learning about the latest technology innovations, growing your expertise and connecting with other users who share your passion for IBM products. We want to hear about your technical product journeys, use cases, ...

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Reusing Conditional Styles in Reports

By: Marc Reed one month ago

I was thinking of titling this blog post Conditional, Conditional, Conditional Styles. But the purpose of the post is to show that I only need one Conditional style... Reusing Conditional Styles Within Reports Conditional styles are a great way ...

4 people like this.
No Further Comment. (or adding developer comments in reports)

By: Marc Reed one month ago

Just a short post today! Here are some handy hints on how to put developer comments within reports. I always say to my team “if it looks like you’ve done something unusual, then make sure you comment it”. I was told that code is written once but read ...

4 people like this.
IBM Champion Spotlight: Paul Mendelson

By: Namitha K one month ago

Meet Paul Mendelson, a Senior Solutions Architect or Product Manager at PMsquare. He has been an IBM Champion for last 6 years!. With more than 15 years in the industry, Paul is well versed with all phases of the data lifecycle. From planning a warehouse, ...

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Congos Analytics introduces highly scalable datasets and uploaded files to be stored in DB2

By: Shaveta Srivastava 2 months ago

I am very excited to announce that the support for datasets has been extended to include storing data directly to a DB2 database resulting in a better performance of the dashboard. There is a need to manage data differently so the rendering is faster ...

2 people like this.