This offering teaches Professional Report Authors about advanced report building techniques using relational data models, dimensional data, and ways of enhancing, customizing, managing, and distributing professional reports. The course builds on topics presented in the Fundamentals course. Activities will illustrate and reinforce key concepts during this learning activity.

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Learning Objectives

Create query models Create reports based on query relationships Introduction to dimensional data Introduction to dimensional data in reports Dimensional report context Focus your dimensional data Calculations and dimensional functions Create advanced dynamic reports

1

  • Create query models

  • Build a query and connect it to a report
    Answer a business question by referencing data in a separate query
2

  • Create reports based on query relationships

  • Create join relationships between queries
    Combine data containers based on relationships from different queries
    Create a report comparing the percentage of change
3

  • Introduction to dimensional reporting concepts

  • Examine data sources and model types
    Describe the dimensional approach to queries
    Apply report authoring styles
4

  • Introduction to dimensional data in reports

  • Use members to create reports
    Identify sets and tuples in reports
    Use query calculations and set definitions
5

  • Dimensional report context

  • Examine dimensional report members
    Examine dimensional report measures
    Use the default measure to create a summarized column in a report
6

  • Focus your dimensional data

  • Focus your report by excluding members of a defined set
    Compare the use of the filter() function to a detail filter
    Filter dimensional data using slicers
7

  • Calculations and dimensional functions

  • Examine dimensional functions
    Show totals and exclude members
    Create a percent of base calculation
8

  • Create advanced dynamic reports

  • Use query macros
    Control report output using a query macro
    Create a dynamic growth report
    Create a report that displays summary data before detailed data and uses singletons to summarize information
9

  • Design effective prompts

  • Create a prompt that allows users to select conditional formatting values
    Create a prompt that provides users a choice between different filters
    Create a prompt to let users choose a column sort order
    Create a prompt to let users select a display type
10

  • Examine the report specification

  • Examine report specification flow
    Identify considerations when modifying report specifications
    Customize reporting objects
11

  • Distribute reports

  • Burst a report to email recipients by using a data item
    Burst a list report to the IBM Cognos Analytics portal by using a burst table
    Burst a crosstab report to the IBM Cognos Analytics portal by using a burst table and a master detail relationship
12

  • Enhance user interaction with HTML

  • Create interactive reports using HTML
    Include additional information with tooltips
    Send emails using links in a report
13

  • Introduction to IBM Cognos Active Reports

  • Examine Active Report controls and variables
    Create a simple Active Report using Static and Data-driven controls
    Change filtering and selection behavior in a report
    Create interaction between multiple controls and variables
14

  • Active Report charts and decks

  • Create an Active Report with a Data deck
    Use Master detail relationships with Decks
    Optimize Active Reports
    Create an Active Report with new visualizations

Audience

Report Authors will benefit from this course.

Language

English

Prerequisites

Knowledge of your business requirements

$1,650

Length: 2.0 days (16 hours)

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