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Emailing reports to recipients and Cognos license

Fawad JamilMon January 31, 2022 07:52 PM

I've always been puzzled to get a clear answer on the topic of license requirements for Cognos for emailed ...

Robert DostalTue February 01, 2022 01:07 AM

Hi Fawad, my latest and very clear statement from IBM is: whenever Cognos software is used to generate ...

jonathan chestertonTue February 01, 2022 04:08 AM

I'd second what Robert has detailed. Its always been a confusing area and one in which I've always ...

Robert DostalTue February 01, 2022 04:17 AM

Actually we use this license requirement to bind users to the portal instead of getting many reports ...

Fawad JamilTue February 01, 2022 08:43 AM

Back in the days, if I recall correctly, I read IBM terms and it stated that if a recipient is getting ...

Robert DostalTue February 01, 2022 09:00 AM

Yes, even when they just receive "flat" report outputs, they need a license as the e-mail was generated ...

Mark FryThu February 10, 2022 02:27 PM

Hi, I'm going to throw a bit of a spanner in the works here, and say that you *can* have Cognos ...

Fawad JamilThu February 10, 2022 02:56 PM

Thanks Mark for providing this insight. It outlines what your base minimum coverage should be ...

Fawad JamilTue February 01, 2022 08:45 AM

I agree that most of these competitor tools are so crystal clear when it comes to licensing. Easier ...

Fawad JamilTue February 01, 2022 09:03 AM

I also use third-party tools like BSP and Motio PI, and the issue is that they are not offered directly ...

Fawad JamilTue February 01, 2022 09:56 AM

Also on another note if you examine the link that you posted, it lists 'email' as a capability with ...

Philipp HornungTue February 01, 2022 04:02 AM

Hi, See answer (no. 12) by Rachel Su, IBM Product Manager: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/businessanalytics/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=3061&MessageKey=1cae5502-a1f4-47a7-9a50-fba5f38c5c34&CommunityKey=6b10df83-0b3c-4f92-8b1f-1fd80d0e7e58&tab=digestviewer#bm1cae5502-a1f4-47a7-9a50-fba5f38c5c34 ...

Andrew CopelandTue February 01, 2022 05:54 AM

Hi All, Some great answers on this thread to emailing specifically. I have a client in the retail industry ...

Robert DostalTue February 01, 2022 06:09 AM

Hi Andrew, that was also an approach years ago and IBM declined this setup as we also had to purchase ...

Andrew CopelandTue February 01, 2022 06:49 AM

Hi Robert, I am in consulting not commercial so not sure on all legal licence aspects but my client ...

Michael HaaßThu May 05, 2022 12:04 PM

In Ask-Me-Anything: Cognos Analytics - April Edition starting at 3:10 up to 5:44 Racel Su explained ...

Mark FryThu May 05, 2022 12:28 PM

This is great to hear - and it also aligns with what the official license documents say. Very happy ...

jonathan chestertonThu May 05, 2022 04:13 PM

Marvellous and an absolute game changer for us and probably many other Cognos users... I've been