Customizing messages in the alerts banner

Applies to version 11.1.5 and subsequent versions unless specifically overridden. If you are assigned the System Administrator role, you can update a message that appears in the alerts banner.

Note: The System Administrator role is not available to IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud - Hosted customers. To request a customized alert message in IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud - Hosted, contact IBM Support.

The alerts banner

The alerts banner can display two types of alerts: 1) What's New alerts and 2) Maintenance alerts.

  • What's New alerts

    By default, users can click the arrow icon The arrow icon in the alerts banner to see two What's New messages appear:

    First What's New message in the alerts banner
    Second What's New message in the alerts banner
  • Maintenance alerts

    The administrator can add a Maintenance alert to help users stay informed of company-specific details.

    Maintenance message in the alerts banner