• IBM Cognos Analytics – Dashboards and Stories
    Static presentation slides and screenshot-heavy decks are quickly becoming a thing of the past. When presenting to boardrooms, modern business leaders face a common challenge: standard reports are excellent for deep compliance data, and dashboards are ideal for real-time monitoring, but neither effectively explains the context or narrative behind the […]
  • Cognos 12.1.3: Interactive Crosstab Hierarchy Navigation
    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 […]
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  • Cognos 12.1.1: Responsive Dashboard
    The 12.1.1 release introduces a Responsive Layout feature for dashboards. This feature improves both the authoring experience and dashboard usability across different devices by automatically optimizing layouts for various screen sizes, including mobile devices. It can also be used to group content and better organize visualizations. To use a responsive […]
  • Cognos 12.1.1 Dashboard: Bookmarks & Saved Views
    Cognos 12.1.1 introduces a powerful enhancement to dashboards: Bookmarks & Saved Views. These new capabilities make it easier for users to return to the exact dashboard state they use most—whether that’s a specific region, tab, or personalized set of filters. To use these features in dashboard:
  • Cognos 12.1.1 Dashboard: One-Click Data Export
    Cognos 12.1.1 dashboards now have an option to let users download the data behind a visualization as a csv file.
  • Useful Javascript uses in Cognos Analytics
    This page provides a centralized collection of useful JavaScript snippets and custom controls for Cognos Analytics 11 and later, enabling quick and easy access.y access. JavaScripts and Custom Controls Blog Link Native Custom Control Popups Native Custom Control Popup – Cognos Partners Validate Prompt Values using Button Validate Prompt Values […]
  • Cognos 12.1.x Other Useful Enhancements
    This page puts together key features and enhancements (other than reporting) introduced in Cognos Analytics 12.1.0 and 12.1.1 in one place for quick and easy access. Cognos 12.1.x Other Enhancements Blog Link Cognos 12.1.1 Dashboard: One-Click Data Export https://cognospartners.com/blogs/cognos-12-1-1-dashboard-one-click-data-export/ Cognos 12.1.1 Dashboard: Bookmarks & Saved Views https://cognospartners.com/blogs/cognos-12-1-1-dashboard-bookmarks-saved-views/ Cognos 12.1.1: Responsive […]
  • Cognos 12.1.1: Data Module Expression to Join Tables
    With Cognos Analytics 12.1.1, data modules were enhanced with the introduction of the Expression Editor for table joins. This capability allows modelers to define more flexible and advanced join logic directly within data modules, enabling greater control over relationships and improving data modeling accuracy.
  • Native Custom Control Popup
    In this example, we will use native custom control popup. This Popup feature enables report and dashboard authors to present interactive content in a popup window. This native custom control popup enhances user experience by supporting cleaner layouts, reducing screen clutter, and enabling on-demand interactions. Steps to follow: