IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Advanced (V11.1.x)

Agenda

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 Deck
• Create an Active Report with 11.0 visualizations