IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (v11.0.x)

This course is designed for Report Authors.

In this course, you will see:

• 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

For this course, you shoud have:

Knowledge of your business requirements
IBM Cognos Analytics for Consumers (v11.0) WBT or equivalent knowledge

• What is IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting?
• Create a simple list report
• Create a report from a dimensionally modeled relational data sourceExamine personal data sources and data modules
• Upload personal data
• Upload custom images
• Use navigation paths
• Create a report from a personal data sourceExamine list reports
• Group data in a list
• Format columns in a list
• Include headers and footers in a list
• Enhance a list reportAggregate measure/fact data
• Identify differences in aggregation
• Explore data aggregationUse shared dimensions to create multi-fact queries
• Create a multi-fact query in a list reportAdd repeated information to reports
• Create a mailing list reportCreate crosstab reports
• Add measures to a crosstab
• Data sources for a crosstab
• Create a simple crosstab reportCreate complex crosstab reports
• Add items as peers
• Create crosstab nodes and crosstab members
• Create a complex crosstab reportFormat, sort, and aggregate data in a crosstab
• Sort, format, and aggregate a crosstab reportCreate discontinuous crosstab reports
• Present unrelated items using a discontinuous crosstabCreate a visualization report
• Create and format a visualization report
• Create a report that uses a Map visualization
• Show the same data graphically and numericallyFocus reports using filters
• Apply filters to a report
• Apply a detail filter on fact data in a report
• Apply a summary filter to a reportFocus 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 promptAugment reports using calculations
• Add calculations to a report
• Display prompt selections in the report titleCustomize reports with conditional formatting
• Create a multilingual report
• Highlight exceptional data and conditionally render a columnDrill-through definitions
• Let users navigate to related data in IBM Cognos AnalyticsEnhance report layout
• Create a report structured on data items
• Create a condensed list reportUse 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