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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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Tips and tricks from your industry peers
News, announcements, and enhancement details
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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 12.0.3!

By: Austin Rexroat , 11 days ago

Latest Discussions

RE: Dynamic tab labeling in excel output

By: Robert Dostal , 3 hours ago

Hi Roger, that's strange. In our systems we just have to activate the setting and it works. May it is something related to your report? I can only suggest to open a support ticket at IBM and try to find out which setting maybe blocks the system from ...
RE: Get the Value of Previous Business Day in Cognos ...

By: Mohamad Aiman Arif Mohamat Saat , 3 hours ago

Hi Adriaan, Thank you for your kind reply. However, is it possible to visualise your proposed solution? I am quite confused especially when it comes to item no 3 and 4. Thanks and regards, Aiman ------------------------------ Mohamad Aiman ...
RE: Dynamic tab labeling in excel output

By: Eric Mueller , 5 hours ago

Try this https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.1.0?topic=sa-dynamically-naming-worksheet-tabs-in-excel-2007-reports Eric Muller Reporting & Analytics Engineer Information Management DAS UK Group, Trinity Quay, ...
RE: Dynamic tab labeling in excel output

By: Roger Lewin , 17 hours ago

Hi, I already tried it, but maybe I did something wrong or it doesn't work at all? Roger
Last Chance to Register! What's New in Cognos 12.0 ...

By: Austin Rexroat , 18 hours ago

Cognos Community! There's still plenty of time to register for our next upcoming Cognos webinar. Make sure you tune in to learn all about the newest features in the Cognos Analytics April 2024 release! Cognos Analytics is quickly becoming the ...

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RE: Dashbaord - Default Date on Dropdown Filter

By: Philipp Hornung , 19 hours ago

Hi, To fulfill your requirement precisely I recommend to implement an attribute (flag/running number) into your Finance Month dimension appropriately. If a relative month and a quick & dirty solution is good enough, a simple relative attribute calculation ...

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

By: Agathe Chapelle 8 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 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 22 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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