Cognos 12.1.1 dashboards now have an option to let users download the data behind a visualization as a csv file.

  • To turn this feature on, open any dashboard (in Edit mode) that includes a visualization and navigate to Properties > Advanced
  • Enable Allow users access to data.
  • Once activated, select any visualization and ‘Export to CSV’ button will start appearing in toolbar for both editors and end users.
  • Note: If this setting is turned off, the button will no longer appear.
  • Now user can quickly review the csv data used for visualization.
  • Additionally, users can also open the data tray for selected visualization and export the data as  csv file using the Visualization data ellipse button (as shown in snapshot).
  • Click on ellipse button followed by ‘Export data’
  • It will also download the data as csv file.
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