Release 11.2.4 FP2 - July 2023

This section describes new and changed features in IBM® Cognos® Analytics with Watson 11.2.4 Fix Pack 2.

FIPS mode now available on all platforms
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) is an American cryptographic standard that is published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). IBM Cognos Analytics is not FIPS-certified. However, Cognos Analytics NodeJS modules on all platforms now use FIPS-certified security modules by default. When using only FIPS-certified security modules, Cognos Analytics is in "FIPS mode".
New query hint dmr.pushdownCustomValueToRelational
A report author can apply a new query hint to dimensionally-modeled relational (DMR) reports if the SQL subquery returns a much larger number of rows than expected.
Supported Software Environments page for release 11.2.4 FP2
Supported Software Environments information is available for IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson 11.2.4 Fix Pack 2.
Vendor-supported driver versions tested with 11.2.4 FP2
IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson 11.2.4 FP2 supports an updated list of client driver versions.
Upgraded Progress DataDirect JDBC driver
Due to a security vulnerability in Progress DataDirect Autorest driver version 6.0.0.004291, Cognos Analytics 11.2.4 FP2 includes an upgraded Progress driver: version 6.0.1.005690.
Showing additional data values in tooltips
You can display additional measures as tooltips when hovering over a point in the visualization.

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