{"id":3357,"date":"2023-04-12T15:32:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/interactive-dashboards-in-cognos-analytics-11-0-0\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:58:00","slug":"interactive-dashboards-in-cognos-analytics-11-0-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/interactive-dashboards-in-cognos-analytics-11-0-0\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Build Interactive Dashboards in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+ to Explore Data with Multiple Visualizations?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s add additional visualizations and create an interactive workspace.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In my last knowledge base article, \u201cCreating a Simple Dashboard in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+\u201d<\/a>, I covered how to easily create a single visualization depicting a key performance indicator (KPI).\u00a0 Taking this a step further, this article will show you how to add multiple visualizations to create an interactive workspace; allowing easy on demand filtering and the ability to dig deeper into underlying data giving even further insight on your KPI\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Business Case:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

The City of Boston currently utilizes a \u201c311 System\u201d, which enables city residents or city workers to easily report non-emergency issues.\u00a0 As the Department coordinator, you need to monitor the number of service requests for the city.\u00a0 However, you also want to see the requests for each department, as well as the source of the request and on time status.<\/p>\n

For example, the screen print below shows the information for all departments.
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However, by clicking on the Public Works line, the \u201cSource of Request\u201d and \u201cOn Time Status\u201d visualizations now show only the Public Works department information.
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Procedure<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the Dashboard created in the last Knowledge Base article, \u201cCreating a Simple Dashboard in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      \n
    1. Add a second visualization. This time, we are using a different method.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      • Click on the Visualizations icon in the side panel.<\/li>\n
      • Click on the Bar icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          \n
        • An empty Bar Chart is created with empty data slots on the side, indicating where you need to add data.\"\"<\/li>\n
        • Drag \u201cCount\u201d to the Bars data slot and drag \u201cAssigned Department\u201d to the Length data slot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          \"\"<\/p>\n

            \n
          • Before closing the visualization, add a border to the chart.\n
              \n
            • Click on the Properties icon<\/li>\n
            • Go to the General Tab and click on the Border color icon. Choose the border color you wish to use.\u00a0 For our example, we chose blue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                \n
              • Also, under General, click on \u201cShow Title\u201d and type Service Requests by Department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                 <\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Close the visualization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                   <\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Modify the original pie chart visualization and change it to a tree map.\n
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                    • Double click on the pie chart visualization and choose the change visualization icon.<\/li>\n
                    • Click on the Tree Map icon.<\/li>\n
                    • Prior to closing the visualization, open the properties box again and add the border and title using the steps described above.<\/li>\n
                    • You now are showing the number of service requests by department and how they were reported. Please note, the information will filter automatically by clicking on one or more data points in either visualization because both are based on the same data source.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                        \n
                      1. Following the same steps as #3 above, you can add the 3rd<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                          \n
                        • To change from count to %, open the properties icon and go to the Detail Tab.\u00a0 Click on the \u201cDisplay %\u201d icon.<\/li>\n
                        • You now see the pie chart labels are showing % and no longer count.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                          1. To complete the Dashboard, rename the tab header from \u201cSource\u201d to \u201c311 System Department Dashboard\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                             <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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In my last knowledge base article, \u201cCreating a Simple Dashboard in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+\u201d, I covered how to easily create a single visualization depicting a key performance indicator (KPI).\u00a0 Taking this a step further, this article will show you how to add multiple visualizations to create…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[39,47,38],"class_list":["post-3357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ibm","tag-cognos-analytics","tag-cognos-analytics-how-tos","tag-how-tos"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow Do I Build Interactive Dashboards in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+ to Explore Data with Multiple Visualizations? - QueBIT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/interactive-dashboards-in-cognos-analytics-11-0-0\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Do I Build Interactive Dashboards in Cognos Analytics 11.0.0+ to Explore Data with Multiple Visualizations? - QueBIT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Let’s add additional visualizations and create an interactive workspace. 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