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Title: Unable to rename a data item label to show different text
Post by: cognos05 on 05 Mar 2018 08:02:42 AM
I have a member called region 1. I wanted to rename it when showed in gauge chart . I dont see an option to change the data item to dataitem label in cognos 11, Even though there is a label property it will show what i give there.

Any help is appreciated . I am draggign a data item adding region 1 to it and renaming the label .
Title: Re: Unable to rename a data item label to show different text
Post by: Lynn on 05 Mar 2018 08:15:18 AM
Quote from: nithya1224 on 05 Mar 2018 08:02:42 AM
I have a member called region 1. I wanted to rename it when showed in gauge chart . I dont see an option to change the data item to dataitem label in cognos 11, Even though there is a label property it will show what i give there.

Any help is appreciated . I am draggign a data item adding region 1 to it and renaming the label .

There is a text source property that reads "Member caption"? What happens if you change it to Data Item Label and specify the particular column's label that you'd like to see?
Title: Re: Unable to rename a data item label to show different text
Post by: cognos05 on 05 Mar 2018 09:25:21 AM
I dont see that option to change .  Attached the screenshot .
Title: Re: Unable to rename a data item label to show different text
Post by: Lynn on 05 Mar 2018 09:36:42 AM
Quote from: nithya1224 on 05 Mar 2018 09:25:21 AM
I dont see that option to change .  Attached the screenshot .

Those are the properties for a query item in the query. Look at the properties for that item in your chart.
Title: Re: Unable to rename a data item label to show different text
Post by: cognos05 on 05 Mar 2018 01:23:22 PM
got it Thanks!!
Title: Re: Unable to rename a data item label to show different text
Post by: Pratap Reddy on 06 Mar 2018 12:12:30 AM
Quote from: nithya1224 on 05 Mar 2018 09:25:21 AM
I dont see that option to change .  Attached the screenshot .