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
Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is essential when working with AI agents and business data. Sensitive information such as email addresses, phone numbers, names, and account identifiers must be handled carefully to prevent unauthorized exposure. IBM watsonx Orchestrate provides PII masking and data protection controls that help organizations protect sensitive 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
Managing Cognos Analytics operations across enterprise environments can be time-consuming and technically challenging. Cognos Assistant, available as a native agent template in IBM watsonx Orchestrate, simplifies these tasks by enabling users to interact with Cognos Analytics through natural language conversations. Users can request supported operations, retrieve information, and execute tasks 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
In IBM Cognos Analytics, scheduled reports help users receive important business information automatically. However, sometimes a report schedule fails repeatedly due to data source issues, configuration problems, or other errors. To prevent repeated failures, IBM Cognos Analytics 12.1.3 introduces an automatic disable feature for failed report schedules. This feature automatically Read more
AI indexing in IBM Cognos Analytics helps users discover existing reports and make supported data sources available to AI-powered features. It reduces manual searching and makes report creation easier. This guide explains how to include reports and data sources in the AI index. Step 1: Open the Content Section Step Read more