IBM Cognos Training

• Cognos 10.2 BI Installation Procedure

• Cognos 10.2 BI Configuration

• Introduction to Framework Manager

Objects to work with

• Create a project

• Create a Data Source

• Create New Query Subject

• Create New Query Item

• Create Calculations

• Create Filters

• Create Relationships

• Create Business View

• Create Model based Query

• Merging Query Subjects

• Shortcuts

• Create Packages

• Determinants

• Regular Dimension

• Measure Dimension

• Scope

• Macros

• Session Parameters

• Parameter Maps

• Prompts

• Object Security

• Query Subject Security

• Package Security

• Data Security

• Log on to Cognos Connection

• Models and Packages

• Create a URL

• Create a shortcut

• Properties of an Entry

• Search for an Entry

• Bookmark an Entry

• Personalize the portal

• Creating folders

• Scheduling reports and jobs

• Job Monitoring

• Cognos Access Permissions Overview

• Security Set up to Objects

• Query Studio Overview

• The basic functionality

• Creating a new report

• Data icons

• Modifying and formatting your report

• Grouping data; collapsing/expanding

• your report; and sections

• Creating a custom group

• Page breaks; Page size

• Sorting data

• Drill up and drill down

• Navigate to a new report

• Best practices

• Data selection

• Combining filters

• Data calculations

• Crosstab reports

• Charts

• Report Studio Overview

• Report Studio capabilities and basics

• Report types and templates

• Running reports

• Defining the toolbars

• Viewing a report

• Explorer bars

• Report structure

• Adding report objects

• Displaying data

• Creating queries

• Using lists and crosstabs

• Sorting

• Grouping

• Report sections

• Summarizing, Aggregation

• Report functions

• Stand alone, embedded

• Detail and summary filters

• Prompt objects

• Prompt pages

Calculations and Conditional Formatting

• Styling

• Free standing objects

• Tables

• Alignment, spacing, object size

• Headers and Footers

• Page Sets

• Master- Detail Reports

• Conditional Blocks

• Conditional Formatting Using Variables

• Component Layout Reference functionality

• Report blocks

• Using tables

• Aligning objects within containers

• Object types; unlocking an object

• Adding report pages

• Hyperlinks

• Report layouts/displaying standard report

• information

• Reusing objects

• List page headers and overall header

• Page sets

• Drill-through

• Distribute reports via email (Bursting)

• Charts

• Maps

• Repeaters

• Analysis Studio capabilities

• Analysis Studio basics

• Analysis Studio user interface

• Searching for your data & moving your selections to the work area

• Inserting data into the work area

• Defining crosstabs with nested, stacked a other sets

• Modifying your crosstab

• Hiding / excluding a row or column

• Specifying top or bottom values of a set

• Suppressing zero totals and null values

• Custom sets

• Using context (in the overview area)

• User-defined filters

• Running a report with different output options

• Sorting a report

• Showing values as percentages

• Report options

• Drill down and drill up

• Drill –through

• Importing an Analysis Studio report into Report Studio

• Charts

• Adding tasks

• Executing rules

• Scheduling the agent

• Work Space Interface

• WorkSpace Tool Box Objects

• Dashboard Creation

• Add and manage a data source

• Distribute data and create a distribution list and contacts

• Deploy IBM Cognos BI content

• Maintain the IBM Cognos BI content store

• Customize the appearance of IBM Cognos BI

• Manage packages in IBM Cognos Connection

• Create roles

• Add members and define access permissions

• Set capabilities

• Create folders

• Define access to entries

• Create an export

• Create an import

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