Hi all,
As many of you know I've been working on a series of tools to improve Cognos, and I'd love to show you what I've done and get some feedback.
For Data Modules I've added Table, Column, and Join views to make it super easy to see what's going on in the data module.
Table Manager
Columns Manager
Join Manager
With all three you can download an Excel sheet with the details.
That was the free version. I also have a paid version, it's not that expensive but the idea is that it will pay for my time to build more tools.
The paid version merges all three, and more, into a single tool.
It also includes the underlying data sources:
And general details of the model:
If the tool detects any standalone filters or calculations it will create tabs for those:
And downloading from here will create an excel sheet with tabs for each:
I still have a few ideas for more features to implement for these tools, but can you think of any features that would make these invaluable (instead of merely super useful)? Since I have far fewer layers of bureaucracy to deal with I can go through the dev cycle much faster than a certain International Behemoth... (mob? mess? multitude? you know where I'm going with this) we're all familiar with.
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Paul Mendelson
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