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By: Austin Rexroat , 4 months ago

Latest Discussions

RE: Migrate work done from a license to another

By: Bob Smith , 8 hours ago

Hi, IMHO while it is possible to generate the specs for the content clearly that can become very tedious as the volume of content increases. It seems that anyone who holds a license should be able to have a full deployment export be created of their ...
Performance issue with a report in Cognos

By: Mack L , 23 hours ago

Hi, The report keeps on spinning (running) when run. A page set has been used in the report. When a trace is run on the query, it is showing a continuous loop. It is a prompted report where you can select an year and the problem is when I select the ...
RE: Migrate work done from a license to another

By: Daryl Baker , yesterday

Great detailed reply by Mark, per usual. I am curious if this worked out for you or not, this seems like something that should be more streamlined or maybe we can help automate the process. Thanks! ------------------------------ Daryl Baker Director ...
Java process running high and now coming back down ...

By: Diego Ferrara , 2 days ago

My Content manager java process doesn't' come back down after going up. With the CM and the dispatcher installed separately on the same server both are sucking up all the CPU resources and don't release. I am unable to identify what started this since ...
RE: Cognos on Cloud trial - REST API authentication ...

By: Andrei Istomine , 2 days ago

Thank you Robert. I'm testing it using Swagger in CoC ( build 12.0.3-2407130034 ) https://us3.ca.analytics.ibm.com/api/api-docs/#/session/create_update_session Request body: {"parameters": [ { "name": "CAMAPILoginKey", "value": "AWlDQjY0RUY1OUY4RjY0NkU2QjM0NEJENzU2QkJFQzA4QuKvfUuGKHKI0ITaTh4z2LRdRmF+" ...
RE: Cognos on Cloud trial - REST API authentication ...

By: ROBERT WRIGLEY , 2 days ago

I'm using 11.2.4 FP4, and to make it work, I have to first do a GET (with no data) to get the XSRF-TOKEN, then the put with the API key, and I see the session key in the results: C:\Python> python RestAPI-script.py Get session warnings.warn( ...

IBM Champion Spotlight: Robb Sinclair

By: Morgan McKeen 2 days ago

Meet Robb Sinclair, CTO at CoEnterprise an IBM Platinum Partner in Supply Chain, Data and AI. His mandate to lead the charge in ideation, conceptualization, and development of pioneering solutions across Supply Chain, Data, Analytics, and Artificial ...
Multi-modeler, multi-module techniques

By: IAN HENDERSON 20 days ago

Multi-modeler, multi-module techniques Modelling projects can be complex, with many objects, which no one modeler could model in a reasonable time frame. This paper documents one technique for modelling complex projects using multiple data modules ...

3 people like this.
Satellite Connector Licensing for Cognos Analytics on Cloud

By: Bimpe Adefowora one month ago

As we prepare to release Satellite Connector functionality into Cognos Analytics on Cloud to replace Secure Gateway in August September 2024, we wanted to detail the licensing model for utilizing Satellite Connector and what’s included with your purchase ...
Optimizing Cognos Analytics: Advanced Performance Strategies

By: Tasos Christodoulou one month ago

At every release, Cognos Analytics prioritizes performance improvements to ensure a seamless user experience and faster insights delivery. In this blog, we will be introduced to few additional key techniques that serve as the initial touchpoints when ...

2 people like this.
Preparing for the Migration to Satellite Connector - Cognos Analytics on Cloud

By: Bimpe Adefowora 2 months ago

Due to the complex integrated nature of the bundled experience with Cognos Analytics and Satellite Connector, our teams are taking extra care to ensure the implementation and migration approach from Secure Gateway to Satellite Connector are as seamless ...
Important Update: Service removal for Cognos Dashboard Embedded on IBM Cloud Catalog

By: GREG MCDONALD 2 months ago

We want to inform you that the Cognos Dashboard Embedded service on IBM Cloud Catalog is being phased out. All of your existing dashboards will continue to operate smoothly until support officially ends on September 30, 2024. To ensure a seamless ...