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Qlik Luminary Life – Joe Warbington of Vizlib
Here at Motio we’ve started a new blog and video interview series entitled Qlik Luminary Life. The purpose of this series is to highlight and showcase Qlik Luminaries, find out […]
Data vs. Intuition- Why is everybody in BI Talking about it?
Last month, we discussed the benefits of self-service BI in our blog. One risk of self-service BI is that data is open to each individual’s interpretation, and therefore may be subject […]
Free Form Data Analysis vs. Data Governance and how it Correlates to a Japanese Delicacy
Standing before the screen, I carefully reviewed my options for udon. It was my first trip to Tokyo, and the lure of the wheat noodles was too strong. I made […]
A Deeper Dive into Qlik’s Statement of Direction: How Check In/Check Out Enhances Continuous Integration
Qlik Sense announced the addition of check in/ check out to their statement of direction, a huge step forward in applying Continuous Integration to your BI practice. At a technical level, […]
Converting from CQM to DQM: A Cognos Customer’s Journey
Whether you’re considering moving to IBM Cognos Analytics on the Cloud, wanting to use JDBC drivers instead of a native database client, or just wanting greater visibility into performance-related characteristics […]
Is Sensitive Data Secure at Your Organization? PII & PHI Compliance Testing
If your organization regularly handles sensitive data, you must implement data security compliance strategies to protect not only the individuals that the data belongs to but also your organization from […]
CQM to DQM – Why the Transition Isn’t as Hard as You Think
Transitioning from CQM to DQM. It’s a hot topic, and one we have yet to discuss. Not dissimilar to a Cognos upgrade, you are looking into switching to Dynamic Query […]
An Intuitive Clean Out: How Organizing Photos Relates to a Cognos Upgrade
I got a notification on my phone that my storage space was running dangerously low. This has happened before, and I was not looking forward to spending Saturday sorting through my […]
Locate and Mass Update Fonts in ALL your Cognos Reports, Quickly and Easily
Imagine your organization has decided to update their brand, and you’re tasked with updating the fonts on ALL company-wide reports that aren’t Arial or Helvetica with Arial. But how would […]
Using MotioCI “PDF Diff” To Accelerate The Cognos Upgrade Process
Locating errors in report outputs can be a difficult and complex task. It’s especially challenging if your Cognos system hosts a sea of reports! MotioCI can journey deep into your […]
Discover Performance Issues in your Cognos Environment with MotioPI!
In this follow up to my first post about filters. I am going to briefly talk about number filters in MotioPI Professional. Without further ado, let’s dive into number property filters […]
Cognos Monitoring – Get Alerts When Your Cognos Performance Starts To Hurt
Motio ReportCard is a fantastic tool for analyzing and optimizing your Cognos performance. ReportCard can assess the reports in your environment, locate issues that cause a decline in performance, and […]
Cognos Recovery – Quickly Recover Lost, Deleted, or Damaged Cognos Framework Manager Models
Have you ever lost or corrupted a Cognos Framework Manager Model? Have you ever wished you could recover the lost model based on information which is stored in your Cognos […]
Motio Cognos Migration – Easing the Upgrade Process
You know the drill: IBM announces a new version of their Business Intelligence tool, Cognos. You search the Cognos Blog-o-sphere and attend sneak-preview sessions for information on the newest release. […]
IBM Cognos Configuration – Setting Up a Gateway to Enable SSO for Cognos 11
How to Setup a Gateway for Cognos 11 A question that we very often get asked is this: “Does the Optional Gateway ever become a requirement?“ And the answer is, […]
How to Identify Cognos Reports with Embedded SQL
A common question that keeps getting asked of the MotioPI Support Staff is how to identify IBM Cognos reports, queries, etc. that utilize in-line SQL in their specifications. While most […]
How To Convert Reports to Fully Interactive Mode in Cognos
The launch of IBM Cognos Analytics marked the release of many new features along with phasing out many mainstays of previous Cognos versions. One of these new features is a […]
How to Test Cognos Data Source Connections
PROBLEM: A Cognos user (let’s call him “Carlos”) tries to run a report but receives an error message indicating that the attempt to connect to the data source failed. Carlos alerts […]
IBM Cognos Framework Manager – Improve Model Elements Editing
One of MotioPI Pro’s basic fundamentals is to improve workflows and how administrative tasks are done in IBM Cognos in order to “give time back” to Cognos users. Today’s blog […]
How to Prevent Broken Shortcuts in Cognos Using MotioPI Pro
Creating shortcuts in Cognos is a convenient way to access the information you use frequently. Shortcuts point to Cognos objects such as reports, report views, jobs, folders, and so on. However, when you move objects […]