Course : IBM Cognos Analytics V11/V12, Reports
Practical course - 3d
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 | Select and sort data to be displayed based on various criteria |
| Improve data presentation by grouping data and adding calculations |
| Use the views provided by IBM Cognos Report |
| Add advanced objects to a report and format them |
| Use filters and prompts to perform a more in-depth analysis in a report |
Intended audience
IT professionals and business users of IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11 and 12.
Prerequisites
Strong knowledge of SQL.
Course schedule
1 Overview of IBM Cognos Analytics
- Description of IBM Cognos Analytics and Financial Performance Management (FPM)
- Description of the Components of IBM Cognos Analytics
- High-Level Description of the IBM Cognos Architecture
- Defining Groups and Roles in IBM Cognos
- Explain how to extend the functionality of IBM Cognos Analytics
- What's New in Version 11.2X Compared to Version 11.1X
Hands-on work
2 Introduction to the Reporting Feature
- Explore the Reporting module and its interface in the IBM Cognos Analytics V12 portal.
- Examine the different types of reporting.
- Explore data sources (package, data module, subset).
- Create a simple report.
Hands-on work
Create a simple report, a report based on a dimensional data source, and a report based on a personal data source.
3 Create and Format List Reports
- Formatting, grouping, and sorting list-type reports.
- Description of the options for aggregating raw data.
- Data aggregation.
- Add the totals for each data group.
- Creating headers and list captions.
- Creating a repeater. Enabling the functions for navigating to the lower level and accessing details.
Hands-on work
Create a simple List report using a data table. Create, format, and sort a List report. Explore data aggregation. Create a multi-fact query (shared dimension). Create an Address List report.
4 Create PivotTable Reports
- Creating a cross-tabulation table.
- Formatting and Sorting Pivot Table Reports
- Converting a list into a cross-tabulation table.
Hands-on work
Create a simple cross-tabulation. Create complex cross-tabulations. Sort, format, and add aggregated data. Create non-continuous data in a cross-tabulation.
5 Create visualizations
- Creating a visualization-type report (chart).
- Using Certain Display Properties.
Hands-on work
Create Type 11.0 visualizations, Type 11.1 maps, and Legacy 12.0 visualizations.
6 Focus on reports using filters
- Creating filters to refine report results.
- Review of detailed filters and summary filters.
- Knowing when to apply filters to aggregated data.
Hands-on work
Applying filters to a report. Identifying the most appropriate context for applying a filter to actual data, before and after aggregation. Filtering data using summary filters.
7 Creating and Using Prompts
- Identifying the different types of prompts.
- Using Parameters and Prompts.
- Navigating between pages.
Hands-on work
Create a prompt by adding a parameter. Add a value selection prompt to a report. Add a selection and search prompt (Select and Search) to a report on the same page. Create a cascading prompt.
8 Creating and Using Calculated Fields
- Creating expressions using functions.
- Add run-time information to reports.
- Creating expressions using functions.
Hands-on work
Add calculations to a report. Display prompt selections in report titles.
9 Improving Reports
- Creating a multi-presentation report.
- Creating calculations and report expressions.
- Creating sections.
- Add page breaks and page ranges.
- Using insertable objects such as tables, blocks, and text.
- Add headers and page footers.
- Formatting data and report objects.
Hands-on work
Add calculations to a report. Display prompt selections in report titles.
10 Create variables
- Creating Variables. Types of Variables.
- Creating multilingual reports.
- Highlighting outlier data.
- Hiding and Displaying Data.
Hands-on work
Create a multilingual report. Highlight outlier data and conditionally display a column.
11 Conditional Display
- Conditional display of objects in reports.
- Reusing objects within the same report.
- Sharing presentation components across different reports.
Hands-on work
Use sections in a report and reuse objects. Reuse basic page components in a different report. Explore reports that do not contain data.
12 Create multi-query reports
- Creating primary/detail relationships.
- Creating multi-query reports (concepts such as joins, unions, etc.).
- Using a data module (appendix).
- Definition of Advanced Calculations (Appendix).
Hands-on work
Create a multi-query report to compare percentage changes. Create a data module and then use it to create a report.
PARTICIPANTS
IT professionals and business users of IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11 and 12.
PREREQUISITES
Strong knowledge of SQL.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
IT professionals and business users of IBM Cognos Analytics versions 11 and 12.
PREREQUISITES
Strong knowledge of SQL.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.