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A data module is a contain designed to tell Cognos what data objects (uploaded data, package or data module) you want to blend. Two data objects cannot be used together without first putting them in a data module.

If you are blending data across multiple Activity Hubs we recommend you only use the data module to hold the Activity Hub packages you want to work with. We recommend you join the data in your report.

For a UCSD demo, see the Cognos Community of Practice meeting recording at the bottom of this page.

Additional Examples:

IBM Documentation > Creating a simple data module: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.0.0?topic=module-creating-simple-data

IBM Helps > How to create a data module from uploaded tables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsM7mopkTm4

Blending Within a Report

Step 1) Create a data module with the packages you want to use together - or find an existing data module with the packages you are going to use. 

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