Release 11.1.7 FP5 - June 2022

This section describes new and changed features in IBM® Cognos® Analytics 11.1.7 FP5.

Enhanced user interface for activities
The user interface of the Activities and My Schedules and Activities pages is more consistent and intuitive.
Security fix in Framework Manager
Framework Manager has addressed a vulnerability in XML processing in Apache Jena. For more information about this vulnerability, see CVE-2021-39239 Detail (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39239).
Installer no longer creates a vers folder
The IBM Cognos Analytics installer no longer creates a vers folder in the installation directory.
New driver class for Dremio
The default driver class name used for new Dremio connections has changed to com.dremio.jdbc.Driver.
Cognos Analytics for Mobile supports all Cognos Analytics authentication providers
IBM Cognos Analytics for Mobile now supports all of the authentication providers that are supported by IBM Cognos Analytics.
Changes to logging in Cognos Analytics Mobile Reports
All diagnostic logs for Cognos Analytics Mobile Reports are now written to the install_location\logs\cognosserver.log file.
Dynamic as_of_date parameter
You can specify a dynamic date for the as_of_date parameter.
Changed dispatcher URI for external applications for Cognos Analytics client applications
The default value of the property Dispatcher URI for external applications (Cognos Configuration) for Cognos Framework Manager, Cognos Cube Designer, Cognos Transformer, Cognos for Microsoft Office, and Planning Analytics for Excel is changed.
CM.DISABLE_REPORTSPEC_INDEXING
The advanced setting CM.DISABLE_REPORTSPEC_INDEXING default value is now set to true. In previous releases, it was set to false.
limit.per.email.sender
A new advanced setting, limit.per.email.sender, allows you to control the number of emails that are sent when a report is delivered by email.
Obsolete report property removed
The obsolete report property Enable comments in saved output versions is now removed from Cognos Analytics Reporting.
Vendor-supported driver versions tested with 11.1.7 FP5
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7 FP5 supports an updated list of client driver versions.

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