Getting started

Learn about enhancements to the user interface, training materials, and features that affect multiple IBM® Cognos® Analytics with Watson components.

Revamped user experience, based on Carbon design
Cognos Analytics has adopted Carbon, the IBM open source design system for digital products and experiences.
Welcome page changes
The main changes in the IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson welcome page are related to the Carbon redesign. However, some other types of changes are also introduced.
Open menu
The Open menu is the main point of access to the IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson content and functionalities.
Full-page content view
Items in Team content, My content, Samples, and any custom folders are now displayed in a full-page, list or tiles (default) view. Additional, new options are available to work with items in this view.
Search moved to the global application bar
The search box is now located in the global application bar, and is available from any context in the product.
Assistant icon moved to the global application bar
The Assistant icon is now located in the global application bar, and is available in Explorations, Dashboards, and Stories.
Redesigned personal menu
The display and organization of information in this menu is changed, and some options are renamed or removed.
Quick launch renamed to Quick upload
Use this functionality to upload files and simultaneously start creating a data module, exploration, dashboard, or notebook. The functionality itself has not changed.
Edit icon replaced by a toggle switch
The edit icon in dashboards, stories, and reports is replaced by the edit toggle switch.
Expanded job options
In release 11.2, the Jobs user interface provides you with more options so that you can manage a very large number of reports more quickly.
Default search operator changed from OR to AND
The multi-term search queries in IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson are now based on the AND operator.
Enrichment enabled for OLAP packages and cubes
Framework Manager OLAP packages can now be enriched by using the automatic enrichment process. Cubes are enriched when they are used to create data modules.
REST API session_key without using cookies
You can now use the Cognos Analytics REST API without using cookies.

Parent topic: Release 11.2.0 - May 2021