In Cognos 12.1.1, legacy data visualizations and charts that are no longer supported can still be viewed in existing reports without requiring any updates. Some visualizations removed from IBM® Cognos® Analytics 12.1.0 and later, specifically those based on the Presentation Graphics SDK (PGSDK), are automatically converted to equivalent modern visualizations Read more
Search & Select prompts play a key role in how users filter data in IBM Cognos Analytics. Until recently, report consumers often had to manually adjust search behavior to find the right values. Cognos Analytics 12.1.0 introduces a simple way to set a smarter default search option. Note: These options Read more
With the release of Cognos Analytics 12.1.1, IBM continues to enhance the reporting experience by delivering features that improve usability, navigation, and end-user efficiency. One of the standout additions in this version is the automatic generation of PDF bookmarks, also referred to as the Table of Contents for PDF outputs. Read more
In Cognos Analytics, Auto-refresh allows a Cognos report to automatically reload itself at regular intervals. This ensures the content displayed on screens is always current, making it ideal for monitoring dashboards, live KPIs, and wall-mounted displays used by business operations teams. In this blog, we will explore the new built-in Read more
With the release of Cognos Analytics 12.1.0, IBM introduced the Interactive Brushing capability, enabling users to select and highlight data points within reports. In newer 12.1.1 version, this capability has been significantly enhanced. Report authors now have full control to configure and customize interactive behaviors directly within the report, with Read more
In this blog, we’ll walk through our approach to cost optimization for our client ICT, with a special focus on cleaning up an Azure instance. The blog is organized into four key sections: Overview of Current Infrastructure Distribution of Objects with Cost Areas of Interest Cost by Object Type Cost Read more
You should include performance tuning as a regular part of administering servers. By tuning the configuration settings of dispatchers and services, you can optimize the speed and efficiency of IBM® Cognos® software. For users, optimal performance means that their reports run fast and without errors. For you, it means that Read more
In the era of AI-driven insights, users expect instant answers through natural language queries. This AI-powered chatbot seamlessly connects to your BI engine, delivering key insights without the need to navigate complex BI tools. In this blog, we are producing the same results as shown in above dashboard with the Read more
In IBM Cognos Analytics, a Test Visualization (Custom Visualization) allows you to create and integrate custom charts or visual elements beyond the built-in capabilities. This is useful when default charts do not meet specific reporting needs. Reference link for Custom Visualization Setup & Create New Visualization: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.0?topic=developer-step-by-step-guide-custom-visualizations Guildance Steps to Read more
The quick launch scenarios in the Cognos® Analytics welcome page, Upload and create and Create from existing data, now include the option to automatically create a dashboard that is based on the uploaded or selected data source. Therefore, we can generate automatic dashboards in the following ways: From the Upload and create and Create from existing data tiles on Read more