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"Conditional formatting is no longer applied to some columns" warning notification appears during an upgrade to 11.1.7

Troubleshooting


Problem

Categorical data no longer appears conditionally colored on Table or Crosstab visualizations when you open a dashboard in version 11.1.7 that was created in a previous version of Cognos Analytics.

Symptom

When you are upgrading to Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, a warning message "Conditional formatting is no longer applied to some columns" can appear in a notification. Categorical data on your Table or Crosstab visualizations that was conditionally colored in previous releases no longer appears colored.
Toast notification

Cause

Conditional formatting of categorical data is no longer supported on Table and Crosstab visualizations

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 August 2020

UID

ibm16250003