Agentic AI tools

Use agentic AI tools to start AI conversation sessions and perform AI-powered analysis, search, sharing, and summarization of reports in Cognos Analytics.

initiate-conversation

Starts a new AI conversation session with Cognos Analytics. Returns a conversation_id that is required for all subsequent agentic tool calls.

Important: Always call this tool first before using any other agentic AI tools (search-report, share-report, summarize-report).

Sample prompts:

"Start a new AI conversation session."

Your AI assistant starts a new conversation session and provides a conversation ID for use in subsequent operations.

search-report

Searches and analyzes report content to answer business questions and provide insights. This tool reads the actual report data and uses AI to identify trends, patterns, and business insights.

Restriction: You must call initiate-conversation first to obtain a conversation_id before using this tool.

Sample prompt:

"What are the top 5 sales regions in the Q1 report?"

Your AI assistant analyzes the report content and provides AI-powered insights based on the data.

share-report

Shares reports with specified users or groups.

Restriction: You must call initiate-conversation first to obtain a conversation_id before using this tool.

Sample prompt:

"Send the Customer Analysis report to john.smith@company.com."

Your AI assistant shares the report with the specified recipients.

summarize-report

Generates AI-powered summaries of report content, highlighting key insights and findings.

Restriction: You must call initiate-conversation first to obtain a conversation_id before using this tool.

Sample prompt:

"Summarize the Q1 Sales Report."

Your AI assistant generates a summary of the report, including key metrics, trends, and highlights.