IBM watsonx Orchestrate introduces Agent Summarization, a configuration option that gives developers control over whether an agent generates a summary when an agentic workflow completes. In this blog, we will explore how to enable or disable agent summarization, configure custom summarization instructions, and understand when this capability is useful. Steps Read more
BM Cognos Analytics 12.1.3 introduces Custom Tooltips, a useful reporting enhancement that allows report authors to display additional business measures when users hover over chart data points. Previously, adding more information to a chart often meant displaying additional measures directly in the visualization, which could make charts crowded and harder Read more
IBM Cognos Analytics 12.1.x allows report developers to apply conditional colors to visualizations based on data values. Using Conditional Palette, you can automatically highlight specific data points with different colors depending on numeric ranges, dates, or string-based conditions. This makes reports easier to understand and helps users quickly identify important Read more
Managing multiple filters and prompts in a dashboard can sometimes be time-consuming, especially when users want to reset their dashboard and start a fresh analysis. With IBM Cognos Analytics 12.1.3, dashboard users have a convenient way to manage and clear applied filters and prompts from a central location. Cognos Analytics Read more
This blog will focus on using the Cognos Analytics Query Agent capability to ask questions in natural language, review the results, and explore follow-up questions. In this blog, we will explore how to compare year-over-year (YoY) gross profit and unit cost using the Query Agent. This example demonstrates how business Read more
Log in to IBM Cognos Analytics 12.1.3 Open an existing dashboard : Navigate to the dashboard you want to enhance. Open the dashboard and review the existing visualizations to identify an area where additional analysis would be useful. Turn on the Authoring or Edit mode in dashboard Open AI Assistant Read more
The Report Recommendation Agent in IBM Cognos Analytics leverages semantic search to help users discover relevant reports and other indexed content without having to memorize specific folder paths or exact file names. By allowing users to search using natural-language business questions, it simplifies report discovery and helps users access the Read more
The Cognos Summarization Agent in IBM Cognos Analytics demonstrates how AI can transform traditional business reports into meaningful, easy-to-understand insights. Instead of manually reviewing every row of a report, users can ask the AI assistant to summarize the report and quickly understand the organization’s financial performance. IBM’s documentation also highlights Read more
IBM Cognos Analytics 12.1.3 introduces a useful enhancement for crosstab reports: interactive expand and collapse for hierarchical row headers. This allows report consumers to start with a summarized view and expand individual hierarchy levels when they need more detail — without having to redesign the report or navigate to another Read more
