Is there a way to assign and pass parameters in Cognos Dashboard Visualizations in the latest versions just like report studio? May be we can use "Set Parameter" option in the Actions option, but again I am not use of the usage.

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Krity Pal
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Hi Krity,

Which CA version are you using? Or is this Action menu from some extension? That looks promising. 

As far as I know it is still on the future roadmap of IBM to add the parameters page from CA 12 reports also to data modules and dashboards. 

Best regards, 

Philipp 

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Philipp Hornung
Business Intelligence Manager
Techniker Krankenkasse
Hamburg Germany
#IBMChampion
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Hi Philipp,

Where does the "Actions" entry come from? I'm working with CA 12.0.2 (out of the box) and i don't see it.

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Best regards,
Syd
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu June 20, 2024 07:46 AM
From: Philipp Hornung
Subject: Parameter passing in Cognos Dashboards

Hi Krity,

Which CA version are you using? Or is this Action menu from some extension? That looks promising. 

As far as I know it is still on the future roadmap of IBM to add the parameters page from CA 12 reports also to data modules and dashboards. 

Best regards, 

Philipp 

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Philipp Hornung
Business Intelligence Manager
Techniker Krankenkasse
Hamburg Germany
#IBMChampion
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Hi Syd,

The screenshot is from Krity, I'd also like to know what it is.

Best regards, 

Philipp

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Philipp Hornung
Business Intelligence Manager
Techniker Krankenkasse
Hamburg Germany
#IBMChampion
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Original Message:
Sent: Sat June 22, 2024 05:21 PM
From: Syd Shewchuk
Subject: Parameter passing in Cognos Dashboards

Hi Philipp,

Where does the "Actions" entry come from? I'm working with CA 12.0.2 (out of the box) and i don't see it.

Is it an added extension?

Regards,

Syd

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Best regards,
Syd
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu June 20, 2024 07:46 AM
From: Philipp Hornung
Subject: Parameter passing in Cognos Dashboards

Hi Krity,

Which CA version are you using? Or is this Action menu from some extension? That looks promising. 

As far as I know it is still on the future roadmap of IBM to add the parameters page from CA 12 reports also to data modules and dashboards. 

Best regards, 

Philipp 

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Philipp Hornung
Business Intelligence Manager
Techniker Krankenkasse
Hamburg Germany
#IBMChampion

Thanks for the reply, Krity. I see that you are using Cognos 12.0.1.

I have used both Cognos 12.0.1 and 12.0.2, but I have not seen the "Actions" entry in either of those versions and I can't find any documentation that mentions it. Where did that entry come from? Is it an added custom extension?

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Best regards,
Syd
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Hello all,

It comes from the ActionSupport extension. There is a lot you can do with it, including setting a parameter.

I use it to create a Top X list, with the rest in 'Others' using a parameter ?Top?:

case
when rank(total( Indicaties_0.Betaald_Per_Periode for Indicaties_0.Kode_Aanbdr_Naam )) <= ?Top?
  then Indicaties_0.Kode_Aanbdr_Naam
else 'Others'
end

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Andrew de Jong
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Original Message:
Sent: Tue June 25, 2024 05:19 PM
From: Syd Shewchuk
Subject: Parameter passing in Cognos Dashboards

Thanks for the reply, Krity. I see that you are using Cognos 12.0.1.

I have used both Cognos 12.0.1 and 12.0.2, but I have not seen the "Actions" entry in either of those versions and I can't find any documentation that mentions it. Where did that entry come from? Is it an added custom extension?

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Best regards,
Syd
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