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Visual of the Week: Ranking Slope Chart – See Ranking Changes at a Glance
Who’s moving up, who’s falling behind, and how have rankings changed over time? Our Ranking Slope Chart Apparo Vis for IBM …
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Create QR codes in Cognos reports and dashboards with a free Apparo visualisation
A QR code can connect a printed report with a website, carry payment information or identify a product. QR Code Apparo …
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Make a date filter optional in Cognos Analytics Reporting
A date prompt can look optional while still filtering the report. If a date is already selected, the query receives a …
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Add Bookmarks to Cognos PDF Reports
Large PDF reports are much easier to navigate when readers can jump directly to chapters and sections.
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Show Row Labels on Both Sides of a Wide Crosstab
Wide financial or operational crosstabs are difficult to read when the row context disappears on the far right.
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Why Query Governors Matter in Cognos Data Modules
Self-service modeling should not mean unlimited queries against production databases.
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Move from Analysis Studio to Cognos Reporting
Many long-running Cognos installations still contain analytic workflows originally developed in Analysis Studio.
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Display Text Values in a Cognos Crosstab
Crosstabs are commonly associated with numeric measures, but some requirements call for text or descriptive values.
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Read Configuration Values with Cognos Macros
Certain Cognos settings may be useful when generating report logic or model expressions.
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Improve Iterative Report Development in Cognos
Complex reports often evolve through cycles of query changes, layout adjustments and testing.
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Restore Missing Crosstab Column Headings
A crosstab without visible column headings can confuse both report authors and readers.
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Calculate Variances in Nested Crosstabs
Variances become subtle when measures and dimensional members are nested in a crosstab.