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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 […]
How to Resolve Failed Cognos Schedules by Reassigning Credentials
In some situations employees leave companies and the organization has not fully prepared for their exit. One specific scenario when an employee leaves that causes a great deal of extra work on IBM Cognos administrators […]
The ROI of Business Intelligence Tools and Bad Decisions
In the second half of the 2-part series on the importance of Business Intelligence tools, we’ll get into how an investment in BI software can prevent the costs associated with […]
Where Do You Rank on the IBM Analytics Maturity Model?
In this 2-part series, the importance of BI tools and their impact from a Human Resources perspective and a Business perspective will be explored. But before we get to the […]
Security for IBM Cognos- How Much is Too Much?
There is often a misconception of the idea of security. Many think security means that your system can’t be hacked, and your personal files are not accessible. Security means that […]
IBM is Deprecating Query & Analysis Studio- Got a Migration Plan?
You’ve heard of self-deprecating humor, where the comedian roasts himself — like when Groucho Marx famously said, “I’d never join a club that would allow a person like me to […]
The Best Way To Improve IBM Cognos Upgrades
IBM regularly releases new versions of its business intelligence software platform, IBM Cognos. Companies must upgrade to the latest and greatest version of Cognos in order to reap the benefits […]
LDAP and Active Directory Support in MotioPI
In Cognos environments which authenticate against LDAP or Active Directory, MotioPI can be configured to pull information directly from the external security provider. This enables some of the advanced features in the […]
The New Features of Cognos 10.2.2 That You’ll Care About
One of the many strengths of the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.2 release is that it leverages the successful new capabilities introduced in Cognos 10.2.1 We will highlight what for […]
Cognos and the Cost of NOT Testing Your BI
Updated August 28, 2019 Testing has been widely adopted as part of software development ever since software has been developed. Business Intelligence (BI) however, has been slower to adopt testing […]
Cogratulations Jeff Hanna, Winner of the Cognos Admin Ninja Award™
On September 30th, Hug a Cognos Admin Day™, we hope you hugged and celebrated your beloved, hardworking Cognos admins! In honor of this special day, we would like to recognize an individual Cognos […]
Hug a Cognos Admin Day™: 10 Ways to Say Thanks
There are several things that the majority of Cognos admins have in common. They are dedicated, hardworking, and don’t anticipate accolades. They are willing to do whatever it takes to […]
How to Find Permissions on Folders, Packages, etc. in Cognos
We’ve heard from several Cognos users recently who would like to be able to quickly retrieve and view the permissions for more than just Cognos reports. While you can do […]
10 Organizations That Benefit From BI Testing
There is not one industry where testing of BI reports is more important than in others. ALL industries can benefit from BI testing, however there are certain types of organizations that recognize the value […]
Cognos Self-service Deployment and Testing Webinar Series
Earlier this month, we kicked off our MotioCI 3.0 webinar series. In this three-part series, we dive into the substantial new features and enhancements of the automated Cognos testing and self-service […]
A Review of Author Sanjeev Datta’s IBM Cognos Insight
IBM Cognos Insight, by Sanjeev Datta. Published 2012 by Packt Publishing. Over the past couple of days, I have had the pleasure to review IBM Cognos Insight by Sanjeev Datta of PerformanceG2. I […]
Corporate Proxy Workaround for MotioPI
If you received the error below while attempting to launch MotioPI, you are most likely behind a corporate proxy. The following workaround will enable you to run MotioPI. 1. Open […]
Compare Objects Across Two Cognos Environments
Most Cognos developers have been confronted with this situation before: A report runs perfectly fine in the Cognos Development or Test environment, but has some sort of issue in the […]
Distribute Parameters to Multiple Cognos Report Views
Have you ever needed to update the parameters for a large number of report views? This can be very time consuming in Cognos Connection. For example, imagine a report which […]
Change the Package for Multiple Cognos Reports
With MotioPI Pro’s Property Distributor you have the ability to modify the properties on any Cognos object in bulk. In today’s example, we’ll use this feature to update the package associated with […]