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Cognos February Newsletter

By NICK PLOWDEN posted Mon February 28, 2022 11:53 AM

  

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Welcome to Feb. 2022 edition of the Cognos Analytics with Watson newsletter. If you have suggestions for articles or which to list an event, please contact Nickolus Plowden on the Cognos Community.
 
Urgent Security Bulletin
IBM Cognos Analytics: Apache log4j Vulnerability (CVE-2021-45046). This issue is categorized as Critical Severity. Apache Log4j is used by IBM Cognos Analytics as part of its logging infrastructure. This bulletin addresses the exposure to the Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-45046) vulnerability. IBM Cognos Analytics has upgraded Apache Log4j to v2.16. Please note that this update also addresses CVE-2021-44228. Stay abreast of the latest remediation and fixes here. You can also raise a support ticket here if you need assistance.

IMPORTANT Information for Clients that upgrade IBM Cognos Analytics after applying the no-upgrade instructions to address log4j v2 vulnerabilities - Running a DQM (Dynamic Query Mode) report or testing a database connection returns an error. Get information on the error and resolution information here.

Read about the end of continuing support for Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.x effective December 31, 2022.  See the details here.
 
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson is #1!  IBM Planning Analytics has been named 🏆an exemplary vendor and ranked #1 🏆 in the Business Planning Value Index 2022 by Ventana Research. Read the report here.

Review Cognos Analytics on Trust Radius and get a $25.00 gift card to Amazon.  Complete the short survey here.

Events

Senturus: Tips for installing Cognos Analytics 11.2.1.  Mar 10
Events

IBM and Motio: Cognos Lab Session: Easy Projects, Fast Upgrades, and Safe Cloud Migration - Uncover insights into the latest Cognos release, and participate in hands-on activities to ensure you sustain the most value and best performance of projects, upgrades, and cloud migrations. Mar 24

Webinar: Ask Me Anything: Cognos Analytics with Watson March 
2022 Edition. Mar 8

Tech Corner

11.2.1 Base Samples  - An Easy Install of Cognos Analytics installs and imports the base samples for you. If you didn't use Easy Install to install Cognos Analytics, then you must import the base samples from the installation location. Check it out on the Accelerator Catalog here.
 
More Visualization Styling options. 
Additional properties for visualization styling on dashboards (11.2.0 and above). The sample extension named "BonusProps.zip" adds a number of properties to visualizations on dashboards, such as grid line color control and fill colors in tables. Download it from the Accelerator Catalog here.
 
PMSquare: Set up row-level security in data modules by using queryValue Function. Learn how to easily include row-level security using the queryValue macro function. Rory Cornelius, Senior Solution Architect, steps through how to do it using an example use case. Read about it here.
 
Cognos Tech Note: View lineage information of a data item to see what the item represents before you add it to a report. Lineage information traces the metadata of an item back through the package and the data sources used by the package. See how to do this here.

IBM Cognos Analytics Reports app no longer supports MobileIron MDM. As outlined in a previous deprecation notice, support for MobileIron MDM has been removed from the IBM Cognos Analytics Reports mobile application. Details here.
 
Cognos Fix Lists.  Access a comprehensive list of defect corrections for Cognos Analytics Components here.
 

  
 
   
Tech Corner
 
Have an idea to improve Cognos?
Submit your new feature ideas or enhancements about Cognos via the Ideas portal. You can also look at other user ideas and vote on your favorites! Check it out here.

Recommended Learning Resources



How AI is Transforming Business Intelligence and Analytics. Check out this blog by Rodrigo de Andrade, one of our new Cognos Analytics Product Managers. In it he describes some AI capabilities and how they are making Cognos Smarter and Faster. Read it here.
 
Customer Story: Kai Ming makes more data-driven decisions with IBM Cognos Analytics. Cognos enables Kai Ming to import and analyze data from multiple on-premises or cloud sources and provides AI-assisted data cleansing and preparation when data comes from multiple sources. Its visualization capabilities were particularly valuable as dynamic dashboards allowed Dr. Yang to drill down into the detail and share information when appropriate. Read the story here.



IBM Community Festival 2021-Playback! Available On-Demand: Check out all the analytics related content that was showcased at the Community event here
 
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