This offering provides Business and Professional Authors with an introduction to report building techniques using relational data models. Techniques to enhance, customize, and manage professional reports will be explored. Activities will illustrate and reinforce key concepts during this learning opportunity.

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Learning Objectives

What is IBM Cognos Analytics � Reporting
Examine dimensionally modelled and dimensional data sources
Examine personal data sources and data modules
Examine List reports
Aggregate measure/fact data
Use shared dimensions to create multi-fact queries
Add repeated information to reports
Create crosstab reports
Create complex crosstab reports
Format, sort, and aggregate data in a crosstab report
Create discontinuous crosstab reports
Create Visualization reports
Add business logic to reports using IBM Cognos Analytics � Reporting
Focus reports using filters
Focus reports using prompts
Augment reports using calculations
Extend report functionality in IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting
Customize reports with conditional formatting
Conditionally format one crosstab measure based on another
Drill-through definitions
Enhance the report layout
Use additional report building techniques

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  • What is IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting?

  • Create a simple list report
    Create a report from a dimensionally modeled relational data source
2

  • Examine personal data sources and data modules

  • Upload personal data
    Upload custom images
    Use navigation paths
    Create a report from a personal data source
3

  • Examine list reports

  • Group data in a list
    Format columns in a list
    Include headers and footers in a list
    Enhance a list report
4

  • Aggregate measure/fact data

  • Identify differences in aggregation
    Explore data aggregation
5

  • Use shared dimensions to create multi-fact queries

  • Create a multi-fact query in a list report
6

  • Add repeated information to reports

  • Create a mailing list report
7

  • Create crosstab reports

  • Add measures to a crosstab
    Data sources for a crosstab
    Create a simple crosstab report
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  • Create complex crosstab reports

  • Add items as peers
    Create crosstab nodes and crosstab members
    Create a complex crosstab report
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  • Format, sort, and aggregate data in a crosstab

  • Sort, format, and aggregate a crosstab report
10

  • Create discontinuous crosstab reports

  • Present unrelated items using a discontinuous crosstab
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  • Create a visualization report

  • Create and format a visualization report
    Create a report that uses a Map visualization
    Show the same data graphically and numerically
12

  • Focus reports using filters

  • Apply filters to a report
    Apply a detail filter on fact data in a report
    Apply a summary filter to a report
13

  • Focus reports using prompts

  • Create a prompt by adding a parameter
    Add a value prompt to a report
    Add a Select & search prompt to a report
    Create a cascading prompt
14

  • Augment reports using calculations

  • Add calculations to a report
    Display prompt selections in the report title
15

  • Customize reports with conditional formatting

  • Create a multilingual report
    Highlight exceptional data and conditionally render a column
16

  • Drill-through definitions

  • Let users navigate to related data in IBM Cognos Analytics
17

  • Enhance report layout

  • Create a report structured on data items
    Create a condensed list report
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  • Use additional report building techniques

  • Section a report and reuse objects within the same report
    Reuse layout components in a different report
    Explore options for reports that contain no data

Audience

Report Authors will benefit from this course.

Language

English

Prerequisites

While there are no prerequisites for this course, please ensure you have the right level of experience to be successful in this training.

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Cost: $ 2,385

Length: 3.0 days (24 hours)

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