This is an archive related to a previous version of Esri Maps for IBM Cognos. If you need the current version go to http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-cognos/.
You can easily edit the properties of an IBM Cognos business layer once the data has been added to the map.
Using the Edit layer properties tool, you can add columns from the source data to include in the layer and change the format for displaying column data. You can also remove columns you do not want to include. For example, you could remove the ID column and change the format of the Revenue column from Decimal to Currency. The columns you include are available with their specified format options in the layer's pop-ups, attribute table, styling and heat map options, and interactive behaviors.
You can also use the Edit layer properties tool to quickly change the name of the layer and turn on or off the Zoom to layer option.