Last updated: Aug 2016 For current support, see QueryVision Web Parts for IBM Cognos – Whats New and Supported Platforms This article applies to support prior to QueryVision SharePoints for Web Parts for IBM Cognos V 2016.1 (Aug 2016) QueryVision supports Cognos 10.1 FP1 through Cognos 10.2.2 (latest FP) for SharePoint 2010 and 2013 for […]
Internet Explorer, X-UA-compatible, SharePoint 2010, 2013, 2016 and IBM Cognos – What You need to Know
Embedding Cognos content in SharePoint 2010, 2013 or 2016 is simple, right? Just embed a URL link to the Cognos report in a SharePoint Page Viewer Web Part. What could be easier? Putting aside the complexities of authentication and security, navigation, rendering of the many different Cognos content types, etc, etc. that QueryVision’s SharePoint Web […]
Browser support for IBM Cognos 10
Last updated: Aug 2016 For current support, see QueryVision Web Parts for IBM Cognos – Whats New and Supported Platforms This article applies to support prior to QueryVision SharePoints for Web Parts for IBM Cognos V 2016.1 (Aug 2016) Note: The focus here is on Desktop/Laptop (Windows or OS X) support. Support for mobile is […]
Browser Support for SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013
Last updated: Aug 2016 For current support, see QueryVision Web Parts for IBM Cognos – Whats New and Supported Platforms This article applies to support prior to QueryVision SharePoints for Web Parts for IBM Cognos V 2016.1 (Aug 2016) Browser support for SharePoint is more complex than you might expect, particularly for SharePoint 2013. SharePoint […]
The Browser Market – Mar 2015
A common question we get, particularly for our Webparts for IBM Cognos, is what desktop/laptop browser do we recommend. Part of answering that question is understanding the trends for computing platforms/OS and browsers. A complicating factor is that corporate browser use is biased towards Internet Explorer – particularly for organizations that have developed web applications […]
IBM Cognos content database (Derby) could not be started
If you use the IBM Derby (default) database as the Cognos Content database (e.g. for development, testing or demos), recent Fix Packs may result in a failure to connect on starting. This most recently was observed for Cognos 10.2.1 FP6 There are a couple of TechNotes on the issue: Unable to start the IBM Cognos […]
Custom Cognos URL support and Cross Site Scripting
QueryVision now supports the option for XSS checking in Cognos. This particular feature is used in highly secured intranet environments. However, getting this to work with external applications can be difficult. We will show you here how you can get this working with your applications when you run into URL rejection errors. One of our […]
Cognos Metrics with QueryVision Web Parts
There are several options for exposing metrics (metrics studio, watchlist, diagrams, …) through the QueryVision Cognos Components Web Part. The first step is to set up a portal page/portlet in Cognos Connection, the second is to expose it in SharePoint via the QueryVision Cognos Components Web Part. In Cognos connection, use an existing portal page […]
How To Setup Cognos Dashboard with Shared Prompts in SharePoint
One of the hidden gems of the QueryVision Report Viewer Web Part is that it has the ability to receive parameters and prompts that in turn drive filters in your Cognos Reports. This enables you to quickly setup a Cognos Dashboard directly within SharePoint using Cognos content as well as other data sources. This is […]
Managing Cognos Administration and Test Users with a Relational Authentication Provider
The Challenge Administering and testing Cognos applications typically requires creating and changing administration and test user accounts, permissions and group/role memberships: Create Test users and assign group/role memberships to match each of the different Application users including groups or role assignments. Grant temporary Administrative accounts or privileges for Cognos Developers for one time or infrequent […]