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2018-07-08T08:03:00Z

What needs improvement with IBM Cognos?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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@SalmanAhmad There already is an IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile app that's been released a long time ago now.  It works great.  In fact the original Mobile reporting app is still available as well.  That makes two mobile apps for Cognos that are available. Error messages are very descriptive if you are the Cognos admin.  The ability to see the descriptive error messages is configurable within Cognos administration.

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2021-12-24T10:25:03Z
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Carlos Larrad Salgado - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-07-27T11:17:40Z
Jul 27, 2022
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@Carlos Larrad Salgado Please upgrade to the latest Cognos version to be allowed to use Data Modules and Data Sets so that you are able to use the web enabled data modeling tools as well as the default DQM based data record caching that makes reports and dashboards load with lightening speed.

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Paulius Bistrickis - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-07-01T13:43:00Z
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@Paulius Bistrickis 'Conditional formatting similar to Excel' is a feature that was added to Cognos several years ago now.  It works great.  I suggest taking another look at the latest version of Cognos as see for yourself how easy it is to use.

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@reviewer1620732 I totally disagree with your assessment.  If you want speed, try using Cognos v11.2 Data Modules & Datasets and then enable the app server caching with the DQM (JDBC) loading of records.  You will notice a lightening fast report execution times when using these new tools that come standard with Cognos v11.2.4

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