Cognos Analytics 12.1.1 delivers a smarter, faster, and more interactive analytics experience. This release introduces AI-powered Agents (preview), enhanced incapabilitiesteractive reporting, responsive dashboards, expanded data connectivity, a new unified mobile app, improved theming, and smarter automation, empowering every user to explore data intuitively and make confident, data-driven decisions.

🚀 Release Highlights

GenAI Agents (Preview)

Cognos Analytics 12.1.1 introduces purpose-built Generative AI Agents that transform how users find, summarize, and create reports.  These agents bring the power of conversational AI into Cognos, enabling true self-service exploration and streamlined report authoring.

📊 Reporting Enhancements

• Interactive Brushing: Transform static reports into dynamic reports with customizable highlight and filter interactions between objects.

• Master-Detail for 11.1 Visualizations: Combine visualizations and objects in contextual, dynamic master-detail layouts.

• Smarter Default Parameter Values: Leverage OLAP properties to define default parameter values.

• Automatic PGSDK Chart Conversion: Seamless conversion of legacy PGSDK charts to modern visualizations.

• PDF Table of Contents: Automatic generation of table of contents when exporting to PDF.

• Enhanced Accessibility: Full Interactive Viewer support across all supported browsers for inclusive design.

• Set Scheduling Defaults: Predefine report delivery options to save time and reduce setup.

• Extra Data in Visualizations: Use hidden data items for advanced filtering without cluttering visuals.

• Report Auto-Refresh: Automatic refresh of reports at set intervals for live, kiosk-style viewing.

• Custom Controls in Accelerator Catalog: Extend report functionality with reusable JavaScript-based native custom controls.
  
  

🧭 Dashboard Enhancements

• Smarter Responsive Layouts: Visuals resize and reposition to fit any screen.

• Bookmarks & Saved Views: Easily return to your personalized dashboard state or previously saved filters.

• Filter Dock Enhancements: Greater control over filter visibility, size, and behavior across tabs.

• One-Click Data Export: Instantly export visualization data to CSV for deeper exploration.

• Improved Visualization Customization: Define color rules and background colors for better consistency and branding.
  
  

🧩 Data Module Enhancements

Two new capabilities bring data modules closer to Framework Manager parity:

• Use vs Display Value: Display business labels while maintaining accurate filtering.

• Relationship Expression Editor: Build advanced relationships using expressions.
  
  

📱 Unified Mobile Experience

Introducing the IBM Cognos Mobile App which consolidates two apps into one, streamlining mobile analytics for business users anytime, anywhere. 

🎨 Enhanced Theming for Corporate Branding

Administrators can now fully customize the Cognos UI to align with corporate color schemes, allowing organizations to reflect their brand identity across the entire Cognos environment.

🔗 Data Connector Pack

Cognos Analytics adds SAP BW/4HANA and Microsoft Azure Fabric Connectors, enabling faster, secure access to data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments for accelerating insight.

☁️ Cloud Enhancements

Cognos Analytics Cloud Hosted offering supports the Satellite Connector, enabling secure on-premises data access without a VPN.

🧾 New and Updated Samples

• Finance Data Module: Explore budgets, expenses, and revenue across fiscal calendars.

• Income Statement Report: Track expenses and compare key metrics across time periods.

• Sample data refreshed with new dates
  
  

💡 Get Started with Cognos Analytics 12.1.1

• Watch our feature overview videos to learn about the new features 

• Read deep-dive blogs on various topics introduced in this release

• Join our upcoming Cognos Analytics 12.1.1 Launch Webinar