I received some great news on Tuesday from IBM – I have been selected as an IBM Champion again in 2020! And not only that, but my colleagues Cognos Paul Mendelson, Sonya Fournier and Mike DeGeus were selected as well. This brings our total IBM Champion count at PMsquare to 4! I’m extremely proud of […]
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Relative Time in Framework Manager
Kamil asks an excellent question about relative time in framework manager in response to my Framework Manager vs Data Modules article: Great article. I have one question, is it possible to use relative dates with packages from framework manager? – Kamil Like all questions in Cognos, the short answer is ‘no’ and the long answer […]
Cognos Analytics Data Servers
Joe Schmoe asks a fairly common question about Cognos Analytics data servers in the comments to my Framework Manager vs Data Modules article: In Cognos Analytics 11.1.5, I don’t see a way to use a data source to feed a data module. It looks like in order to use data from a database, you need […]
Cognos Analytics 11.1.5 What’s New
It’s the holiday season and IBM has given us an unexpected gift in the waning days of 2019. No, I am not referencing the fact that Cognos Analytics is currently half-off! IBM rather suddenly dropped a new Cognos release chocked full of stocking stuffer features for all the good little Cognoids across the land. So […]
Framework Manager vs Data Modules
I have spent a lot of time showcasing data modules to audiences across the world in-person and in livestreams, helping people understand how and why to use them as part of Cognos Analytics. The most consistent question I receive – by far – is about understanding framework manager vs data modules. There are a lot […]