APAR status
Closed as documentation error.
Error description
When the Data Source package is changed for an existing dashboard the filter Tab will display the old, no longer existing, value while the dashboard is filtered on the new values. This happens if dimensional data is used. This is caused by the fact that the filter is saved in the dashboard spec as MUN.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * CA users * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * When the Data Source package is changed for an existing * * dashboard the filter Tab will display the old, no longer * * existing, value while the dashboard is filtered on the new * * values. This happens if dimensional data is used. * * * * This is caused by the fact that the filter is saved in the * * dashboard spec as MUN. * * If the customer now changes the data source, pointing to * * another package that is using the same metadata but is * * running against a different database and has different * * values, the filter tab will display a value that does not * * exist in the database. * * This makes the dashboard usage for the customer unreliable. * * * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
The following note was added for 11.1 and 11.2 docs: Important: If filter values in a dashboard change in the underlying data source or you relink to another source with the same structure but different data, then the dashboard visualizations based on those filter values will return no data since the data no longer exists in the source. However, the chosen values will still be represented in the filter objects to reflect what was originally chosen and will only disapear once you correct your filters. See these topics: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.2.0?topic=dashbo ards-filters https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.1.0?topic=dashbo ards-filters
Temporary fix
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APAR Information
APAR number
PH20604
Reported component name
COG REPORT STUD
Reported component ID
5724W12RS
Reported release
B0A
Status
CLOSED DOC
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2019-12-30
Closed date
2023-05-29
Last modified date
2023-05-29
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Fix information
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 May 2023