In today’s data-driven business environment, flexibility and user control are essential for effective reporting. The latest native custom control - Dynamic List - offers a practical solution for users who need to manage column visibility dynamically—without modifying the report structure.
The Dynamic List control dynamically generates checkboxes based on dataset column titles, allowing users to easily select or deselect columns. This intuitive feature enhances the flexibility and efficiency of Cognos reports by enabling real-time customization—transforming static reports into dynamic, user-driven analysis tools that support faster, more informed decision-making.
By enabling business users to personalize their data views without developer involvement, organizations can reduce report maintenance, declutter reports, and drive higher adoption of business intelligence tools.
Whether analyzing sales performance, operational metrics, or financial data, users can focus on the information most relevant to them, saving time and improving the overall reporting experience.
Key benefits of the Dynamic List control:
· Personalized Analysis: Users can focus only on the data that matters to them.
· Efficiency at Scale: A single report supports multiple use cases across departments or roles.
· Reduced IT Dependency: Supports self-service BI with less maintenance or fewer report views.
Who benefits from the Dynamic List control:
· Business users who want quick, custom views
· Analysts building scalable, reusable reports for different audiences
· Executives reviewing KPIs from different perspectives
· IT/Development teams reducing the effort of creating and maintaining report views
The Dynamic List custom control is now available for download through the IBM Accelerator Catalog, a curated repository of ready-to-use assets designed to help users maximize their IBM Cognos Analytics experience. The catalog includes a variety of accelerators; such as sample reports, templates, and custom controls across IBM’s product ecosystem.
As a native custom control, the Dynamic List is easy to integrate and customize, making it a practical addition to any Cognos Analytics environment. It empowers business analysts and report consumers to show or hide columns dynamically at runtime, delivering more responsive, user-centric reporting experiences, without duplicating reports or writing complex conditional logic.
👉 Download the Dynamic List control from the IBM Accelerator Catalog and start building smarter, more interactive Cognos reports today.
🔗 To learn more about native custom controls in Cognos Analytics, check out this article:
Introducing Reusable Native Custom Controls in IBM Cognos Analytics