Discover the intricacies of Reporting Application's query data item properties. Delve into the differences between Detail and Summary aggregation, and learn how to leverage each effectively. We'll explore when and how to set these properties, and dissect the impact they have on your reports.
Read MoreYou have probably heard the term “SQL,” and may even know what it is used for, but if you don’t know how to write or use it, or simply aren’t using it, this article will help you start your journey into learning SQL (Structured Query Language).
Read MoreSo, you have started your first report and got it to a point where it answers some questions and makes sense… now let’s delve into some more enhancements that are fairly common, and not too complex!
Read MoreIn prior versions of Cognos (Version 7, ReportNet and Cognos 10) there were tools for quickly slicing and dicing a PowerCube. These tools are no longer part of the Cognos toolset in version 11.1.n so there may be some users missing this capability and would desire it would be still available. While not exactly the same, this functionality persists in the Reporting application portion of Cognos Analytics. This article will help users understand how to use Reporting to replicate the features they miss from PowerPlay and Analysis Studio.
Read MoreThis technical blog shares tips and recommendations for getting the most from IBM Cognos Analytics. Token Prompts allow authors to create extremely efficient code that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to make.
Read MoreIn this article, I will explore how to get one of my most popular widgets for Cognos 10 – the searchable checkbox list – to work in Cognos Analytics interactive mode. In theory it should still work for non-interactive mode, but what do we have for interactive mode?
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