Schulung - IBM B6258G - IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (V11.1.x)

Course Outline

What is IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting?The Welcome pageConsume report contentInteractive filteringWorking with reportsDimensionally modeled relational dataUse personal data sources and data modulesUpload personal dataUpload custom imagesUsing navigation paths in a data moduleExamine list reportsGroup dataFormat columnsInclude headers and footersAggregate fact dataIdentify differences in aggregationMultiple facts and repeated informationUse shared dimensions to create multi-fact queriesPresent repeated informationAdd repeated information to reportsCreate a mailing list reportCreate crosstab reportsAdd measures to a crosstabData sources for a crosstabCreate complex crosstab reportsAdd items as peersCreate crosstab nodes and crosstab membersWork with crosstab dataFormat, sort, and aggregate a crosstabCreate discontinuous crosstab reportsCreate visualization reportsVisualization categoriesCustomize visualizationsClient side visualizationsEnhanced map visualizationsFocus reports using filtersCreate filters to narrow the focusUse advanced detail filtersApply a filter with aggregationUse summary filtersFocus reports using promptsExamine parameters and promptsCreate a parameter for a report itemAdd a prompt pageAdd a prompt item to a reportIdentify a prompt typeCreate a cascading promptUse calculationsWhat are calculations?Add Date and Time functionsAdd string functionsDisplay prompt selections in report titlesCustomize reports with conditional formattingThree steps for conditional formattingCreate a variableAssign the variable to a report objectFormat based on the conditional valueConditionally render report objectsDrill-through definitionsNavigate to related dataEnhance report layoutView the structure of a reportUse Guided report layoutForce page breaksCreate horizontal paginationModify the report structureFormat objects across reportsUse additional report-building techniquesEnhance a report designAdd objects to reportsConvert a list to a crosstabExplore reuse

Objective

• What is IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting? 
• Dimensionally modeled relational data 
• Use personal data sources and data modules 
• Examine list reports 
• Aggregate fact data 
• Multiple facts and repeated information 
• Add repeated information to reports 
• Create crosstab reports 
• Customize reports with conditional formatting 
• Drill-through definitions 
• Work with crosstab data 
• Create discontinuous crosstab reports
• Create visualization reports 
• Focus reports using filters 
• Focus reports using prompts 
• Use calculations 
• Enhance report layout 
• Use additional report-building techniques