Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

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Bob Smith
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Hi Bob and Patrick,
You can find more information about Cognos Agentic AI preview here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.1.x?topic=reporting-agentic-ai-preview-in-cognos-analytics-cloud-demand.

In summary, we have infused Cognos Assistant with Agentic AI capabilities. 

Trial users of IBM Cognos on Demain can toggle Agentic capabilities ON in CA Assistant Chat UI, and ask any questions.
Supervisor Agent will determine if these questions can be handled by one of four new Agents:
* Recommendation Agent: Finds the right reports based on your intent. Ask, "Show me reports on customer loyalty," and get relevant insights instantly. 
* Summarization Agent: Explains reports in plain language and answers follow-up questions, making data exploration conversational.
* Sharing Agent: Distributes insights across channels like email and Slack, using existing Cognos sharing capabilities.
* Report Authoring Agent: Creates new reports from natural language prompts.

Since this is a Preview, we do have some limitations that would be lifted with GA release:
- Recommendation Agent only searches for reports from Samples. In other words, currently only indexed Samples  reports are indexed for semantic search in vector database.
- You need to open a report before summarizing it.
- Authorizing agent can create  crosstabs reports only, expanding to more visualizations later.

Try Cognos Agents by signing up for a trial here https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

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Lena Woolf
Distinguished Engineer
IBM

Original Message:
Sent: Tue November 25, 2025 10:27 AM
From: Bob Smith
Subject: New CA Agentic AI?

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

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Bob Smith
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Hi Lena,

Great news, I will start with the documentation first, then I will try the trial after winter holidays.

Best regards,

Hi Bob and Patrick,
You can find more information about Cognos Agentic AI preview here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.1.x?topic=reporting-agentic-ai-preview-in-cognos-analytics-cloud-demand.

In summary, we have infused Cognos Assistant with Agentic AI capabilities. 

Trial users of IBM Cognos on Demain can toggle Agentic capabilities ON in CA Assistant Chat UI, and ask any questions.
Supervisor Agent will determine if these questions can be handled by one of four new Agents:
* Recommendation Agent: Finds the right reports based on your intent. Ask, "Show me reports on customer loyalty," and get relevant insights instantly. 
* Summarization Agent: Explains reports in plain language and answers follow-up questions, making data exploration conversational.
* Sharing Agent: Distributes insights across channels like email and Slack, using existing Cognos sharing capabilities.
* Report Authoring Agent: Creates new reports from natural language prompts.

Since this is a Preview, we do have some limitations that would be lifted with GA release:
- Recommendation Agent only searches for reports from Samples. In other words, currently only indexed Samples  reports are indexed for semantic search in vector database.
- You need to open a report before summarizing it.
- Authorizing agent can create  crosstabs reports only, expanding to more visualizations later.

Try Cognos Agents by signing up for a trial here https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

------------------------------
Lena Woolf
Distinguished Engineer
IBM

Original Message:
Sent: Tue November 25, 2025 10:27 AM
From: Bob Smith
Subject: New CA Agentic AI?

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

------------------------------
Bob Smith
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Hi Lena,

Great news, I will start with the documentation first, then I will try the trial after winter holidays.

Best regards,

Hi Bob and Patrick,
You can find more information about Cognos Agentic AI preview here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.1.x?topic=reporting-agentic-ai-preview-in-cognos-analytics-cloud-demand.

In summary, we have infused Cognos Assistant with Agentic AI capabilities. 

Trial users of IBM Cognos on Demain can toggle Agentic capabilities ON in CA Assistant Chat UI, and ask any questions.
Supervisor Agent will determine if these questions can be handled by one of four new Agents:
* Recommendation Agent: Finds the right reports based on your intent. Ask, "Show me reports on customer loyalty," and get relevant insights instantly. 
* Summarization Agent: Explains reports in plain language and answers follow-up questions, making data exploration conversational.
* Sharing Agent: Distributes insights across channels like email and Slack, using existing Cognos sharing capabilities.
* Report Authoring Agent: Creates new reports from natural language prompts.

Since this is a Preview, we do have some limitations that would be lifted with GA release:
- Recommendation Agent only searches for reports from Samples. In other words, currently only indexed Samples  reports are indexed for semantic search in vector database.
- You need to open a report before summarizing it.
- Authorizing agent can create  crosstabs reports only, expanding to more visualizations later.

Try Cognos Agents by signing up for a trial here https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

------------------------------
Lena Woolf
Distinguished Engineer
IBM

Original Message:
Sent: Tue November 25, 2025 10:27 AM
From: Bob Smith
Subject: New CA Agentic AI?

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

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Bob Smith
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Hi,

Happy new year 2026 with IBM Cognos Analytics.

I've tried to create a simple crosstab with the following "prompt" using Great outdoor data module:

create crosstab with Retailer region as rows, Years as columns and Revenue as measure

When the report is created, it is always with Planned Revenue.

Best regards,

Hi Lena,

Great news, I will start with the documentation first, then I will try the trial after winter holidays.

Best regards,

Hi Bob and Patrick,
You can find more information about Cognos Agentic AI preview here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.1.x?topic=reporting-agentic-ai-preview-in-cognos-analytics-cloud-demand.

In summary, we have infused Cognos Assistant with Agentic AI capabilities. 

Trial users of IBM Cognos on Demain can toggle Agentic capabilities ON in CA Assistant Chat UI, and ask any questions.
Supervisor Agent will determine if these questions can be handled by one of four new Agents:
* Recommendation Agent: Finds the right reports based on your intent. Ask, "Show me reports on customer loyalty," and get relevant insights instantly. 
* Summarization Agent: Explains reports in plain language and answers follow-up questions, making data exploration conversational.
* Sharing Agent: Distributes insights across channels like email and Slack, using existing Cognos sharing capabilities.
* Report Authoring Agent: Creates new reports from natural language prompts.

Since this is a Preview, we do have some limitations that would be lifted with GA release:
- Recommendation Agent only searches for reports from Samples. In other words, currently only indexed Samples  reports are indexed for semantic search in vector database.
- You need to open a report before summarizing it.
- Authorizing agent can create  crosstabs reports only, expanding to more visualizations later.

Try Cognos Agents by signing up for a trial here https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

------------------------------
Lena Woolf
Distinguished Engineer
IBM

Original Message:
Sent: Tue November 25, 2025 10:27 AM
From: Bob Smith
Subject: New CA Agentic AI?

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

------------------------------
Bob Smith
------------------------------

Hi Bob and Patrick,
You can find more information about Cognos Agentic AI preview here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.1.x?topic=reporting-agentic-ai-preview-in-cognos-analytics-cloud-demand.

In summary, we have infused Cognos Assistant with Agentic AI capabilities. 

Trial users of IBM Cognos on Demain can toggle Agentic capabilities ON in CA Assistant Chat UI, and ask any questions.
Supervisor Agent will determine if these questions can be handled by one of four new Agents:
* Recommendation Agent: Finds the right reports based on your intent. Ask, "Show me reports on customer loyalty," and get relevant insights instantly. 
* Summarization Agent: Explains reports in plain language and answers follow-up questions, making data exploration conversational.
* Sharing Agent: Distributes insights across channels like email and Slack, using existing Cognos sharing capabilities.
* Report Authoring Agent: Creates new reports from natural language prompts.

Since this is a Preview, we do have some limitations that would be lifted with GA release:
- Recommendation Agent only searches for reports from Samples. In other words, currently only indexed Samples  reports are indexed for semantic search in vector database.
- You need to open a report before summarizing it.
- Authorizing agent can create  crosstabs reports only, expanding to more visualizations later.

Try Cognos Agents by signing up for a trial here https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

------------------------------
Lena Woolf
Distinguished Engineer
IBM

Original Message:
Sent: Tue November 25, 2025 10:27 AM
From: Bob Smith
Subject: New CA Agentic AI?

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

------------------------------
Bob Smith
------------------------------

Hi Bob and Patrick,
You can find more information about Cognos Agentic AI preview here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.1.x?topic=reporting-agentic-ai-preview-in-cognos-analytics-cloud-demand.

In summary, we have infused Cognos Assistant with Agentic AI capabilities. 

Trial users of IBM Cognos on Demain can toggle Agentic capabilities ON in CA Assistant Chat UI, and ask any questions.
Supervisor Agent will determine if these questions can be handled by one of four new Agents:
* Recommendation Agent: Finds the right reports based on your intent. Ask, "Show me reports on customer loyalty," and get relevant insights instantly. 
* Summarization Agent: Explains reports in plain language and answers follow-up questions, making data exploration conversational.
* Sharing Agent: Distributes insights across channels like email and Slack, using existing Cognos sharing capabilities.
* Report Authoring Agent: Creates new reports from natural language prompts.

Since this is a Preview, we do have some limitations that would be lifted with GA release:
- Recommendation Agent only searches for reports from Samples. In other words, currently only indexed Samples  reports are indexed for semantic search in vector database.
- You need to open a report before summarizing it.
- Authorizing agent can create  crosstabs reports only, expanding to more visualizations later.

Try Cognos Agents by signing up for a trial here https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

------------------------------
Lena Woolf
Distinguished Engineer
IBM

Original Message:
Sent: Tue November 25, 2025 10:27 AM
From: Bob Smith
Subject: New CA Agentic AI?

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

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Bob Smith
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Hi Lena.
Sorry to bother you, but do you have any idea why the Agentic AI isn't working for me?

I think when I created the test instance, I selected Brazil as the host country.

That might be why I'm getting the following error message when I give commands to the Agentic AI: Conversation Service returned 500

Regards.

Hi Bob and Patrick,
You can find more information about Cognos Agentic AI preview here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.1.x?topic=reporting-agentic-ai-preview-in-cognos-analytics-cloud-demand.

In summary, we have infused Cognos Assistant with Agentic AI capabilities. 

Trial users of IBM Cognos on Demain can toggle Agentic capabilities ON in CA Assistant Chat UI, and ask any questions.
Supervisor Agent will determine if these questions can be handled by one of four new Agents:
* Recommendation Agent: Finds the right reports based on your intent. Ask, "Show me reports on customer loyalty," and get relevant insights instantly. 
* Summarization Agent: Explains reports in plain language and answers follow-up questions, making data exploration conversational.
* Sharing Agent: Distributes insights across channels like email and Slack, using existing Cognos sharing capabilities.
* Report Authoring Agent: Creates new reports from natural language prompts.

Since this is a Preview, we do have some limitations that would be lifted with GA release:
- Recommendation Agent only searches for reports from Samples. In other words, currently only indexed Samples  reports are indexed for semantic search in vector database.
- You need to open a report before summarizing it.
- Authorizing agent can create  crosstabs reports only, expanding to more visualizations later.

Try Cognos Agents by signing up for a trial here https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics

------------------------------
Lena Woolf
Distinguished Engineer
IBM

Original Message:
Sent: Tue November 25, 2025 10:27 AM
From: Bob Smith
Subject: New CA Agentic AI?

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

------------------------------
Bob Smith
------------------------------

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.

Hi, I was just curious if others have opened a new trial of CA to test out the Agentic AI features that are previewed there.  If so, what has been your experience so far?  I was hoping to find more details about the setup and use of the new features but haven't found any if it exists. Thanks.