Administration

Manage the security, access, and functionality of IBM® Cognos® Analytics with Watson components.

New JRE version restricts unsecure TLS versions
A new version of IBM JRE, version 8.0.6.30, is packaged with Cognos Analytics 11.2.1. Version 8.0.6.30 offers benefits that include improved security by restricting unsecure versions of Transport Layer Security (TLS).
New connection property to import metadata
A new connection property, ibmcognos.import, allows you to configure a data server connection that imports metadata.
Support for Dremio
Cognos Analytics Dynamic Query now supports connections to Dremio via the Dremio JDBC driver.
Supported Software Environments page for release 11.2.1
Supported Software Environments information is available for IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson 11.2.1.
Vendor-supported driver versions tested with 11.2.1
IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson 11.2.1 supports an updated list of client driver versions.
Support for IBM Cloud SQL Query
Cognos Analytics Dynamic Query now supports connections to IBM Cloud SQL Query via the IBM Cloud SQL Query JDBC driver. The minimum version of the JDBC driver that is supported is 2.5.31.
New license tier for Cognos Analytics for Mobile users
As of release 11.2.1, a new license role, Analytics for Mobile User, is available. When you grant a user the Analytics for Mobile User license, they are entitled to access Cognos Analytics content solely by using the Cognos Analytics for Mobile app.
New standard role: Mobile Analytics Users
Version 11.2.1 introduces a new standard role, Mobile Analytics Users. This predefined role is assigned to people who use Cognos Analytics for Mobile.
New MySQL driver class
The default driver class name used for new MySQL connections has changed to com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver.
SingleStore data server connection
A new option, SingleStore, is available when you select Manage > Data server connections > Add data server.
Environment variable to tune reporting performance
A new environment variable, TCMALLOC_COMP_THRESHOLD, allows you to tune the performance when you run reports.
Trino connection editor
A new option, Trino, is available when you create a data server connection. Trino is the rebranded name of the SQL query engine formerly known as PrestoSQL.
New Compute service property
The Compute service uses the new property qs.queryExecution.flintServer.managedDatasetsLimit to control the number of data sets that it keeps registered in memory.
Authentication using JWT with Snowflake connections
You can configure a connection to Snowflake using the Snowflake JDBC driver so that it passes a JSON Web Token (JWT) when authenticating to the database.
Support for JWT authentication with Db2 and BigSQL data server connections
A connection to a Db2 or BigSQL data server using the IBM JCC JDBC driver can be configured to pass a JSON Web Token (JWT) when authenticating to the database.

Parent topic: Release 11.2.1 - September 2021