Release 11.0.10 - March 2018

General

Create a URL

A URL is a standard way of identifying the location for any external file or website. Create URLs to keep the files and websites you use most frequently at your fingertips. Clicking a URL opens the file or website in the browser.

For more information, see Create URL.

OpenId Connect Authentication Proxy

IBM Cognos Analytics now provides another provider type, 'OpenID Connect Authentication Proxy' in Cognos Configuration. This menu offers the option to have Trusted Signon Provider (TSP) for OpenID connect.

For more information, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Installation and Configuration Guide.

Jobs created by any user

Previously, only administrators could create jobs by clicking Manage > Job. As of release 11.0.10, the Job button now appears under the New button, which is available to any user.

For more information, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Getting Started Guide.

Dashboards and stories

Export dashboards to PDF

You can create a PDF of your dashboard to print out or to share electronically. Printed PDFs can be conveniently read when you’re away from your computer, for example, while traveling on a plane. You can also easily share PDFs via email.

Drill through from a dashboard or story to a report

You can drill through from a visualization on your dashboard or story to a report. This allows you to navigate from the visualization to the related report, while retaining the original context of the visualization.

For more information, see the IBM Cognos Analytics Dashboards and Stories Guide.

Data modeling

Relinking a data module source

You can relink a data module source to a different source. You can use this functionality when the current source in your data module is invalid, or when you want to replace a test source with a production source.

After a successful relink, global calculations and relationships in the data module remain valid, and reports and dashboards that are based on this data module can start using the new source without any involvement from report authors. The relinked source must be of the same type as the original source.

For more information, see Relinking sources.

What's new video

Here's a short video that highlights the new features for this release: video (https://youtu.be/tXPJdinwdN8).