Re: TIPS for active report
1. you can have a data deck under a deck. use a button bar to control the deck. always use 'select', for chart, you don't need the master detail relationship2. how to do DMR detail filter? [year] in...
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Hi,Try the below in a layout calculation and place it beside the actual memberCaption and do a box type none on the memberCaption.case substring([Query1].[Months],6,3) when 'Oct' then...
View ArticleTime passed between multiple values in a data item
I have a data item that returns multiple date values based on how long a person has worked in a certain department. I want to calculate how long that person has stayed in that department before moving...
View ArticleRe: IBM Cognos Mobile for Cognos Analytics Available ?
Hi MFGF,Thanks for the info, that explain why I don't see the download with C11.But did I missed something about the Cognos Mobile installation with C11?I am looking for the interface when you are...
View ArticleImproving the performance of a cube report
Hi all,I have a multidimensional report with multiple charts (10 in total). I want to display the zero or null values in the report but when I don't apply the zero or null values suppression, my...
View ArticleCognos - Column level security
Hi Friends,I need your help to understand how to set column level security.Let me share you the scenarioEx. Suppose there are two groups CSM and Non_CSM. If the user from CSM group logs in he should be...
View ArticleNeed alternative of Page Break
Hi,In my report I have applied applied page break on one of the query items.After applying the page break I observed that there is a performance issue in the report.So is there any other alternative of...
View ArticleChange in FM model only requires all already linked reports to be migrated?
Hi All,Suppose we have 1 FM and 10 reports linked to that. Now i did some change in FM, but those changes wont impact existing report(meaning they wont break and will continue to run if i just migrate...
View ArticleChange in FM model only requires all already linked reports to be migrated?
Hi All,Suppose we have 1 FM and 10 reports linked to that. Now i did some change in FM, but those changes wont impact existing report(meaning they wont break and will continue to run if i just migrate...
View ArticleRe: Need alternative of Page Break
Hi,Just a hint, once you have a page break in the report the report has to run the query for each grouped item on the page set and the performance will be impacted for sure. If you want a page break on...
View ArticleRe: DIMSIZ question - behavior unclear in documentation
Thank you.Yes - putting the code in the Data Tab had no effect.Metadata works great. I am still unsure when to use Metadata vs. Data -- But trial and error is a great learning tool
View ArticleRe: DIMSIZ question - behavior unclear in documentation
Generally, when you have a datasource, you use the METADATA tab when you want to do anything with structures etc, and use DATA whenever you want to load data, for example to a cube, or attribute...
View ArticleRe: Time passed between multiple values in a data item
Hi,Easiest way will be section the list by Employee and sort ascending by Date and use running-difference([Date]) and derive the days or months from it. Another way is to create a function and import...
View ArticleMigration from Cognos 10 CQM to Cognos 11 DQM and facing Errors (11.0.7)
Hi folks,We are in the middle of converting our Cognos 10 Framework to use DQM using FM 11 and publish to the Report Studio in Analytics 10.0.7.Many of my reports are getting the below errors and I was...
View ArticleRe: Cognos 11.0.8 Heads up on installation
As a heads up warning...some Cognos reps may say that you don't have to stop Cognos services to apply the update, but their best technical reps will tell you something very different. Always do the...
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