Category Archives: Cognos

Cognos Insight Import Data Issue

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Thomas Manchego

Are you having issues with Insight not being able to import data?  It has been found that the root cause of this is IE 11.  By downgrading IE 11 we will be able to have import data work again. Symptom: … Continue reading →

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Designing Cognos Insight

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Thomas Manchego

One of the most powerful parts of Cognos Insight is the ability to add different themes to your workspace.  This can cause your widgets to pop out a little more, and give a little more color.  Sometimes we want a … Continue reading →

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How to Work With Dates in Cognos Insight

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Thomas Manchego

Dealing with dates in Cognos can sometimes be a daunting task.  Dates should be straightforward, but sometimes they take extra work to get what you want.  Your data is designed to list the date of the transaction, but maybe you … Continue reading →

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Let’s Make A Deal! Intuition, Analytics, and Answering the Right Question

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Gerrit Goewey

I was wandering around YouTube one weekend looking for something mentally stimulating when I came across the Monty Hall problem.  For those who are not familiar, the problem is named after the host of the gameshow Let’s Make A Deal.  … Continue reading →

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Joining Columns In Cognos Insight

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Thomas Manchego

One of the benefits of Cognos insight is the ability to combine columns during the import process.  This can help us when browsing the data through explore points.  It is often beneficial to combine columns as it is easier to … Continue reading →

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Using MySQL (or other ODBC connections) with Cognos

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Gerrit Goewey

MySQL is quite possibly the most commonly used database today due to its free license tier making it a very low risk investment.  While it is not well geared towards the large queries of reporting and analysis, there may be … Continue reading →

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