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How to use Alias values as Captions with a Planning Analytics connection

Troubleshooting


Problem

When using a TM1 connection within Cognos Analytics, one could assign an alias to a dimension when publishing a package to make those alias values appear as the captions of members in the dimension. The above does not work when using a Planning Analytics data saource connection. This document provides a solution.

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cognos Analytics

Software version:
11.0.6

Document number:
563559

Modified date:
01 May 2025

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