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#iod2012 Monday
Good news! I am now an officially certified IBM Cognos 10 BI Author and IBM Cognos 10 BI Multidimensional Author. There are some very interesting new technologies coming out of the IOD this year. The...
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#ibmiod Tuesday: Exclusive sneak peek at Motio’s newest upcoming product
Lots of interesting sessions today. I learned quite a bit about the Dynamic Cubes, which sounds phenomenal. And, as usual, got lots more swag and books. The biggest treat for me today was a chance to...
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#ibmiod Wednesday
Dynamic Cubes was the word of the day for me. It’s an exciting new feature of Cognos that lets you build cubes on top of relational systems. By using these cubes, you can get tremendous improvements in...
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Cognos Prompt API
Well, it’s been a week since I’ve returned from the IOD, and I’m almost fully recovered from the jet-lag. I had an absolute blast, and am looking forward to going back next year. I promised more...
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Blatant self promotion
As I wrap up some of my existing contracts, I realize I have some spare time coming up. Far be it from me to goof off in my spare time (the alternative being cleaning and other house work, and I can’t...
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Quickie: Changing default option in a Select and Search Prompt
I’ve been somewhat negligent in responding to the comments lately. One of the most common questions appears to be how to change the default option in a select and search prompt. The following should...
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Quickie: Referencing the prompt DOM element with the Cognos 10.2 Prompt API
With all of the nice things in the new API, there are still a few annoyances. For instance, the functions for adding values only work on textboxes, meaning you can’t programmatically add and remove...
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Review: IBM Cognos Insight
While I’ve got a bit of experience working with the various Cognos studios, I haven’t had much chance to play with Insight. Fortunately I have IBM Cognos Insight, by Sanjeev Datta. As a in depth study,...
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Recent Java exploits and Cognos
Several new Java exploits have recently been uncovered. So far the all of the exploits that IBM has tested against their JDK and JREs have been unsuccessful. As my source in the upper echelons of IBM...
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Cognos Mashup Services – a brief example
In a previous post I showed how to embed Cognos reports in other applications or reports by using iframes. Unfortunately there are many problems with using iframes, difficulty interacting with objects...
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Playing with MotioCI
A few posts back I gave a sneak peek of a new tool Motio was working on. Recently I was fortunate enough to get into the beta. The installation, for the most part, is fairly straight forward. You...
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Button Prompts in Cognos 10
One of the features I’ve always wanted is buttons that set parameters. The existing prompt buttons just serve to provide navigation features to Cognos reports. You can’t, for instance, press the...
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Checkbox List Prompts revisited
A long while back, I published an article detailing how to use a list to interact with a checkbox prompt. Since then, several people have asked me to add features to the code, and to fix some bugs....
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Manipulate drill through definitions with JavaScript
This article is based on 10.2, and uses the 10.2 Prompt API. It can be easily adapted to earlier versions however. When defining a drillthrough you can set various settings as report target, output...
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Javascript drill up and down buttons
One of my more frequent requests is for a way to allow users to drill up without having to right click. Related, many developers also want a way to support both drill-throughs and drill-downs in a...
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Information On Demand 2013!
Well, it’s once again time to start planning for the IOD. It was worth every penny last year, and I am certain it will only be better this year. The IOD is a great place to connect with other IBM...
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Book Review: IBM Cognos 10 Framework Manager, by Terry Curran
A well built metamodel is essential for any successful Cognos project. This book offers a solid guide to the best practices for building your model. The entire process of building a model, from joins...
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Automatically looping through charts in Active Reports
This is the first of a series of articles on extending the usability of Active Reports. Active Reports makes a wonderful addition to the Cognos suite. Locally processed interactivity (my Brio alter ego...
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As you may have already discovered, I have moved domains! Update your links, inform your friends! With WordPress’ help, I was able to migrate all of the email subscribers. Unfortunately the WordPress...
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Recovering changes made to Framework after a crash
Have you ever spent hours working on a model? Perfecting each join, meticulously defining the cardinality of each individual join, fastidiously testing the queries each step of the way, only to have...
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