This overview provides the steps needed to customize the relative time calendars that are built into Cognos data modules. These IBM-supplied calendars, included since version 11.1, have been one of the platform’s most useful features. They make it easy to do common comparisons like Year-Over-Year (YoY) and Month-to-Date sales vs. Month-to-Date sales last year. But … Continued
Cognos 11.2 has arrived, and you’ll find lots has changed. We review some of our favorite new features and let you know what’s missing.
Cognos 11.1 R7 is out and it is a heavy hitter! If you thought R6 was feature packed, wait until you read what IBM packed into this release.
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 Cognos Analytics 11.1.5. This feature is a great way to save and retrieve Cognos reports in the cloud, even if you’re running Cognos on-premise.
Our in-house Cognos expert Todd Schuman is over the moon about this release and reveals his favorite features. Among them you’ll learn about an object called data tables that provides a ton of functionality that has been on his wishlist for years.
The 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.
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.
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 capabilities and changes he is most excited about in Cognos Analytics 11.1.
Hierarchies in IBM Planning Analytics are a great tool for providing summarized information that does not exist in the underlying cube. But like Clint Eastwood’s character in Sergio Leone’s epic spaghetti western, this good guy can be tough and gritty in places. Read on for our take on the good, the bad and the ugly with this powerful feature.
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.
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.
Multidimensional (or OLAP) data structures are the basis for reports that are more dynamic, interactive and meaningful. But many authors do not realize they are reporting against multidimensional data and/or lack the knowledge to fully leverage the benefits. In this blog, we help you understand whether you have access to OLAP data, outline the benefits of multidimensional/OLAP report authoring and provide some background on the architecture.
Cognos Portal Tabs are back as of May 2018. Learn the best way to define a custom landing page for different users in Cognos Analytics.
Clients often ask us which OS works best for Cognos Analytics, Windows or Linux. There is no easy answer. It really depends on the needs of your organization. In this blog, we go over the pros and cons of each to help you assess the best fit for your organization.
