Business Strategy & Perspectives
Cognos data modules have evolved quite a bit over the years. A few wrinkles still need ironing out, but the tool has lots of offer. In this blog we touch on some of the strengths and weakness of data modules and when it’s better to keep using Framework Manager.
Get step-by-step instructions for setting up Cloud Object Storage in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.5. This new feature is a great way to save and retrieve Cognos reports in the cloud, even if you’re running Cognos on-premise.
Cognos 11.1.6 is finally out and it was worth the wait! Our in-house Cognos expert Todd Schuman is over the moon about this release and reveals his favorite new features. Among them you’ll learn about a new object called data tables that provides a ton of functionality that has been on his wishlist for years.
The new reporting tool in Cognos Analytics 11.1 provides access to a lot of features that are typically reserved for advanced developers. We show you how you can hide the items you don’t want and get the simple business intelligence reporting you’re looking for in Cognos Analytics.
If you recently upgraded your Cognos BI Server to 11.1.2 or later, you might have noticed a big upper-case WARNING when starting up Cognos services indicating that your selected PDF Confidentiality algorithm is not permitted. Sounds serious, right? The good news is, it’s easy to resolve.
Business Strategy & Perspectives
With the abundance of reporting tools Cognos Analytics 11.1 offers, how do you know which one to use? Fear not! We’ve assembled a handy visual reference guide that makes it easy to compare tools against report functionality requirements and quickly come up with the answer.
Our in-house Cognos expert Todd Schuman lists the new capabilities and changes he is most excited about in Cognos Analytics 11.1.
With all the capabilities that have been added to Cognos Analytics, it can be unclear as to which is the right choice, a report or a dashboard? There is no simple answer—the choice depends on the business use case. Read on for a reference guide that compares the differences to help you decide the best tool for your needs.
Business Strategy & Perspectives
With the Senturus Analytics Connector, the University accesses the secure data in Cognos with Tableau, drastically cutting the amount of time it takes to deliver reports while ensuring data security.
There are various reasons why you may have several reports in Cognos Analytics that are very similar. In this blog we will focus on one of the more common reasons, date filter requirements. And we’ll provide creative solutions – along with the step-by-step instructions – to consolidate using this advanced reporting technique.
