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IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Advanced (v11.2)
This course teaches Professional Report Authors about advanced report building techniques using relational data models, and ways of enhancing, customizing, and managing professional reports. The...
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$1,900 USD
Duration
2 days
Course Code
B6359G
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Course Eligible for IBM Digital Badge
Overview
This course teaches Professional Report Authors about advanced report building techniques using relational data models, and ways of enhancing, customizing, and managing professional reports. The course builds on topics presented in the Fundamentals course. Attendees will participate in interactive demonstrations and exercises that illustrate key concepts while learning how to use advanced features in the product builds on topics learned in the Fundamentals course.
Skills Gained
Unit 1: Create query models
- build query models and then connect them to the report layout
- edit an SQL statement to author custom queries
- add filters and prompts to a report using the query models
Unit 2: Create reports based on query relationships
- create reports by joining queries
- combine data containers based on relationships from different queries
Unit 3: Introduction to dimensional reporting concepts and dimensional data in reports
- List and describe the data model types
- Describe the OLAP data structure and elements
- Differentiate between report authoring styles
- use members to build reports
- identify and use sets and tuples in reports Unit 4: Dimensional report context
- understand report context
- root members
- default members
- current members
- default measures
- current measures
Unit 5: Focus your dimensional data
- understand how relational data sources behave
- understand how dimensional data sources behave
- create efficient queries
- understand filtering techniques
- use dimensional objects and functions
- create slicers and prompts
Unit 6: Calculations and dimensional functions
- understand the different types of dimensional functions within Cognos Analytics
- create reports utilizing dimensional functions
- use calculations within reports
Unit 7: Create advanced dynamic reports
- filter reports on session parameter values
- create dynamic headers and titles that reflect report data
- create a customer invoice report
Unit 8: Design effective prompts
- control report displays using prompts
- specify conditional formatting values using prompts
- create sorted and filtered reports based on prompt selection
Unit 9: Examine the report specification and distribute reports
- work with the report specification
- report specification flow
- considerations when modifying a report specification
- Create custom toolbox and template objects
- distribute reports using bursting
- create burst keys
- identify report recipients and data items using burst tables
- distribute reports using email and the IBM Cognos Analytics portal
Unit 10: Enhance user experience with HTML and Custom Controls
- create interactive reports by using HTML
- Include additional information with tooltips
- Send emails by using links in a report
- understand custom controls
- AMD models
- adding a custom control
- using JavaScript files
Unit 11: Advanced techniques
- understand advanced features
- booklet and reference reports
- table of contents
- tabbed reports
- classes and class extensions
- global parameters
- create a report binder
Who Can Benefit
Report Authors
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of your business requirements
- Fundamental report authoring knowledge
Course Details
Unit 1: Create query models
- build query models and then connect them to the report layout
- edit an SQL statement to author custom queries
- add filters and prompts to a report using the query models
Unit 2: Create reports based on query relationships
- create reports by joining queries
- combine data containers based on relationships from different queries
Unit 3: Introduction to dimensional reporting concepts and dimensional data in reports
- List and describe the data model types
- Describe the OLAP data structure and elements
- Differentiate between report authoring styles
- use members to build reports
- identify and use sets and tuples in reports Unit 4: Dimensional report context
- understand report context
- root members
- default members
- current members
- default measures
- current measures
Unit 5: Focus your dimensional data
- understand how relational data sources behave
- understand how dimensional data sources behave
- create efficient queries
- understand filtering techniques
- use dimensional objects and functions
- create slicers and prompts
Unit 6: Calculations and dimensional functions
- understand the different types of dimensional functions within Cognos Analytics
- create reports utilizing dimensional functions
- use calculations within reports
Unit 7: Create advanced dynamic reports
- filter reports on session parameter values
- create dynamic headers and titles that reflect report data
- create a customer invoice report
Unit 8: Design effective prompts
- control report displays using prompts
- specify conditional formatting values using prompts
- create sorted and filtered reports based on prompt selection
Unit 9: Examine the report specification and distribute reports
- work with the report specification
- report specification flow
- considerations when modifying a report specification
- Create custom toolbox and template objects
- distribute reports using bursting
- create burst keys
- identify report recipients and data items using burst tables
- distribute reports using email and the IBM Cognos Analytics portal
Unit 10: Enhance user experience with HTML and Custom Controls
- create interactive reports by using HTML
- Include additional information with tooltips
- Send emails by using links in a report
- understand custom controls
- AMD models
- adding a custom control
- using JavaScript files
Unit 11: Advanced techniques
- understand advanced features
- booklet and reference reports
- table of contents
- tabbed reports
- classes and class extensions
- global parameters
- create a report binder
Schedule
8 options available
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May 29, 2025 - May 30, 2025 (2 days)
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Reviews
Wayne was the BEST instructor I ever had. He is extremely knowledgeable, and he is a brilliant teacher. He made this course exciting and interesting, he customized the topics to fit my needs
Gary is awesome! I was lucky to have him a few months ago in fundamentals and hope to have him in March next year for 2 dashboards classes. He is familiar with Congnos as I have it in UKG, which is extremely helpful. He's very friendly and knowledgeable.
There's a lot that I learned from this class that I could use at my work.
The course I've taken is a great resource for anyone looking to learn basic to advanced features of Cognos that are not available online.
Would definitely recommend the course to my friends who are working on COGNOS
