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IBM Cognos Analytics

Business intelligence and performance management suite for data analysis and reporting

CategoryBusiness Intelligence
Authenticationcustom
Version0.2.0
Published scopes0 published scopes
Last updatedSeptember 19, 2026

Overview

Connect IBM Cognos Analytics with Flows360

Business intelligence and performance management suite for data analysis and reporting

Use the IBM Cognos Analytics connector to include its declared actions and events in Flows360 workflows without duplicating the integration logic inside each consuming system. This pinned connector version currently exposes 9 actions and no declared triggers.

Available actions

  • Create Data Source
  • Get Data Source
  • Update Data Source
  • Delete Data Source
  • Get Content Object
  • Update Content Object
  • Move Content Object
  • Copy Content Object
  • Plus 1 additional declared action.

Available triggers

  • No triggers are declared in this pinned package.

The capability list above is generated from the exact reviewed connector package so the public description stays aligned with the version Flows360 operates.

Technical guide

Technical reference

Package identity

  • Connector: IBM Cognos Analytics
  • Package: @activepieces/piece-ibm-cognose@0.2.0
  • Exact artifact digest: sha256:43ddc495796c2b93b11e1305da0062d8d23ce19b149655da66dca55f013c6930
  • Runtime: Activepieces-compatible deterministic worker
  • Source: the exact reviewed Activepieces source

Authentication

CUSTOM AUTH. Connection values are tenant-specific and remain in the consuming Studio instance; CDK stores definitions and field metadata, not customer credential values.

Action contracts

  • Create Data Source (create_data_source), Create a new data source Classification: read.
  • Get Data Source (get_data_source), Retrieve data source details Classification: read.
  • Update Data Source (update_data_source), Update an existing data source Classification: read.
  • Delete Data Source (delete_data_source), Delete a data source Classification: read.
  • Get Content Object (get_content_object), Get content object details Classification: read.
  • Update Content Object (update_content_object), Update an existing content object Classification: read.
  • Move Content Object (move_content_object), Move an object with all its descendants Classification: read.
  • Copy Content Object (copy_content_object), Copy an object optionally with all its descendants Classification: read.
  • Custom API Call (custom_api_call), Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint Classification: read.

Trigger contracts

  • No trigger delivery contracts are declared.

Verification

Deterministic execution evidence is recorded for the pinned artifact, including 1 exercised action entrypoint and 0 exercised trigger entrypoints.

Capability summary

Authenticationcustom
Supported objects9
Supported actions9
TriggersNone published

Authentication

Authentication method: custom

Authentication profiles

connection · custom
  • Base URL Required
  • CAM Namespace Required
  • Username Required
  • Password Required · protected credential

Supported objects

ObjectReadWriteNotes
Create Data Source Yes No Create a new data source
Get Data Source Yes No Retrieve data source details
Update Data Source Yes No Update an existing data source
Delete Data Source Yes No Delete a data source
Get Content Object Yes No Get content object details
Update Content Object Yes No Update an existing content object
Move Content Object Yes No Move an object with all its descendants
Copy Content Object Yes No Copy an object optionally with all its descendants
Custom API Call Yes No Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint

Supported actions

Create Data Source · Read

Create a new data source

create_data_source · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • defaultName · string · Required, Name for the new data source
  • connectionString · string · Required, JDBC URL or database connection string
  • driverName · string · Optional, Database driver class name
  • username · string · Optional, Username for database connection
  • password · string · Optional, Password for database connection
  • signonDefaultName · string · Optional, Name for the database credentials
Get Data Source · Read

Retrieve data source details

get_data_source · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • datasourceId · string · Required, Select a data source
  • fields · string · Optional, Comma-separated list of extra fields (e.g., connections,signons)
Update Data Source · Read

Update an existing data source

update_data_source · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • datasourceId · string · Required, Select a data source
  • defaultName · string · Optional, New name for the data source
  • disabled · boolean · Optional, Disable the data source
  • hidden · boolean · Optional, Hide the data source
Delete Data Source · Read

Delete a data source

delete_data_source · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • datasourceId · string · Required, Select a data source
Get Content Object · Read

Get content object details

get_content_object · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • objectId · string · Required, Select a content object
  • fields · string · Optional, Comma-separated list of extra fields (e.g., owner,permissions,children)
Update Content Object · Read

Update an existing content object

update_content_object · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • objectId · string · Required, Select a content object
  • type · string · Required, Object type (e.g., report, dashboard, folder)
  • defaultName · string · Optional, New name for the object
  • defaultDescriptions · string · Optional, New description for the object
  • version · number · Optional, Current version for optimistic concurrency
Move Content Object · Read

Move an object with all its descendants

move_content_object · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • sourceId · string · Required, Select a content object
  • destinationId · string · Required, Destination container where the object will be moved
Copy Content Object · Read

Copy an object optionally with all its descendants

copy_content_object · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • sourceId · string · Required, Select a content object
  • destinationId · string · Required, Destination container where the object will be copied
  • recursive · boolean · Optional, Copy all descendants (child objects)
Custom API Call · Read

Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint

custom_api_call · Risk: low · Retry: safe

Inputs

  • url · object · Required
  • method · string · Required
  • headers · object · Optional, Authorization headers are injected automatically from your connection.
  • queryParams · object · Optional, Appended to the URL as ?key=value.
  • body_type · string · Optional
  • body · object · Optional
  • response_is_binary · boolean · Optional, Enable for files like PDFs, images, etc.
  • failsafe · boolean · Optional, On a failed request, output the error instead of failing the step.
  • timeout · number · Optional, Seconds to wait for a response. Empty: up to the flow limit (10 min).
  • followRedirects · boolean · Optional, Follow 3xx redirects instead of returning them as the response.

Setup

Setup

  1. Add the IBM Cognos Analytics connector to the workflow in the target Flows360 Studio instance.
  2. Create or select the tenant-specific connection required by the connector. Connection secrets remain in the Studio connection boundary and are not copied into CDK documentation.
  3. Provide the connection fields declared by the pinned package:
  • Base URL (baseurl), required.
  • CAM Namespace (CAMNamespace), required.
  • Username (username), required.
  • Password (password), required; stored as a sensitive connection value.
  1. Select the required action or trigger and complete its declared input fields. Required and optional inputs are defined by the exact package schema.
  2. Test the workflow in the appropriate environment before enabling production scheduling or event delivery.

Limitations

Limitations and operational notes

  • This content describes @activepieces/piece-ibm-cognose@0.2.0; provider behaviour can change independently and should be revalidated when the provider or connector version changes.
  • Only the 9 actions and 0 triggers declared by this pinned package are represented here.
  • Tenant credentials and connection values are not stored in the public connector record.
  • Provider-side permissions, account entitlements, quotas and rate limits remain subject to the connected provider account and are not inferred when the package does not declare them.
  • Deterministic execution evidence is recorded for the pinned artifact, including 1 exercised action entrypoint and 0 exercised trigger entrypoints.

Troubleshooting

Why canu2019t the connector authenticate?

Check the tenant connection in Studio and confirm every required IBM Cognos Analytics connection field is present. Re-authorise OAuth-based connections if the provider token or consent has expired. Do not place credential values in CDK content or logs.

Why is an action or trigger unavailable?

Confirm that the workflow is using @activepieces/piece-ibm-cognose@0.2.0 and compare the requested capability with the declared action and trigger list for this version. A capability that is not declared by the pinned package should not be presented as supported.

What should I check after a provider-side change?

Revalidate authentication, required fields, action/trigger behaviour and provider documentation before publishing refreshed connector content or moving a new package version into production.

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