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Title: How to make slicer filter as optional
Post by: inu on 03 Nov 2016 11:52:01 PM
Hi Team,

Is it possible to set slicer filter as optional.. if yes, please share the steps.




Regards,
Inam
Title: Re: How to make slicer filter as optional
Post by: BigChris on 04 Nov 2016 02:55:21 AM
It is possible - whenever I need to do it I just stick "Cognos conditional slicer" into Google.
Title: Re: How to make slicer filter as optional
Post by: Michael75 on 04 Nov 2016 05:34:35 PM
QuoteIt is possible - whenever I need to do it I just stick "Cognos conditional slicer" into Google.

@ Chris You offer advice that will no doubt be valuable to some, but not, I fear, to the OP, who is already fully conversant with the use of search engines, as s/he already announced to Cognoise in this earlier post:

http://www.cognoise.com/index.php/topic,24356.msg76283.html#msg76283 (http://www.cognoise.com/index.php/topic,24356.msg76283.html#msg76283)
Title: Re: How to make slicer filter as optional
Post by: BigChris on 07 Nov 2016 02:21:41 AM
A fair point well made. Let me provide a few possible links then:

https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/ibm-cognos-8/9781849680349/ch07s05.html (https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/ibm-cognos-8/9781849680349/ch07s05.html)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjyKk5CcomM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjyKk5CcomM)
http://www.performanceg2.com/creating-slicers-in-report-studio/ (http://www.performanceg2.com/creating-slicers-in-report-studio/)

And lastly, but perhaps most importantly
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cognos+conditional+slicer (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cognos+conditional+slicer)