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IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (v11.2)
Students will explore IBM Cognos Analytics report authoring and different report object types (list, crosstab, chart, visualization, etc.). They will also create and format reports using grouping,...
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$2,850 USD
Duration
3 days
Course Code
B6358G
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Course Eligible for IBM Digital Badge
Overview
Students will explore IBM Cognos Analytics report authoring and different report object types (list, crosstab, chart, visualization, etc.). They will also create and format reports using grouping, headers, footers, and other formatting options. Also covered is the ability to focus reports by filtering data and using prompts. Students will learn to add value to reports using calculations and additional report-building techniques as well as how to enhance reports with advanced formatting and exceptional data highlighting.
Skills Gained
Introduction to IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting
- Examine IBM Cognos Analytics
- Reporting and its interface
- Explore different report types
- Create reports in preview or design mode
- Create a simple, sorted, and formatted report
- Examine dimensionally modeled and dimensional data sources
- Explore how data items are added queries
- Examine personal data sources and data modules
Examine data tables and list reports
- Create a data table
- Group, format, and sort list reports
- Describe options for aggregating data
- Create a multi-fact query
- Create a report with repeated data
Create crosstab reports
- Format and sort crosstab reports
- Create complex crosstabs using drag and drop functionality
- Create crosstabs using unrelated data items
Create visualization reports
- Understand visualization categories
- Create and customize visualizations
- Understand client-side visualizations
- Create enhanced map visualizations
Focus reports using filters
- Create filters to narrow the focus of reports
- Examine detail and summary filters
- Determine when to apply filters on aggregate data
Focus reports using prompts
- Identify various prompt types
- Use parameters and prompts to focus data
- Search for prompt types
- Navigate between pages
Extend reports using calculations
- Create calculations based on data in the data source
- Add run-time information to the reports
- Create expressions using functions
Customize reports with conditional formatting
- Create multilingual reports
- Highlight exceptional data
- Show and hide data
- Conditionally render objects in reports
Drill-through definitions
- Introduction to drill-through definitions
- Navigating to related data
- Introduction to bookmark references
Enhance report layout
- Force page breaks in reports
- Format data and report objects
- Modify existing report structures
Use additional report building techniques
- Enhance report design with report objects
- Add objects to reports
- Convert a list to a crosstab
- Reuse objects within the same report
- Share layout components among separate reports
- Choose options to handle reports with no available data
Who Can Benefit
Report Authors
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of your business requirements
- Experience using IBM Cognos Analytics as a consumer
Course Details
Introduction to IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting
- Examine IBM Cognos Analytics
- Reporting and its interface
- Explore different report types
- Create reports in preview or design mode
- Create a simple, sorted, and formatted report
- Examine dimensionally modeled and dimensional data sources
- Explore how data items are added queries
- Examine personal data sources and data modules
Examine data tables and list reports
- Create a data table
- Group, format, and sort list reports
- Describe options for aggregating data
- Create a multi-fact query
- Create a report with repeated data
Create crosstab reports
- Format and sort crosstab reports
- Create complex crosstabs using drag and drop functionality
- Create crosstabs using unrelated data items
Create visualization reports
- Understand visualization categories
- Create and customize visualizations
- Understand client-side visualizations
- Create enhanced map visualizations
Focus reports using filters
- Create filters to narrow the focus of reports
- Examine detail and summary filters
- Determine when to apply filters on aggregate data
Focus reports using prompts
- Identify various prompt types
- Use parameters and prompts to focus data
- Search for prompt types
- Navigate between pages
Extend reports using calculations
- Create calculations based on data in the data source
- Add run-time information to the reports
- Create expressions using functions
Customize reports with conditional formatting
- Create multilingual reports
- Highlight exceptional data
- Show and hide data
- Conditionally render objects in reports
Drill-through definitions
- Introduction to drill-through definitions
- Navigating to related data
- Introduction to bookmark references
Enhance report layout
- Force page breaks in reports
- Format data and report objects
- Modify existing report structures
Use additional report building techniques
- Enhance report design with report objects
- Add objects to reports
- Convert a list to a crosstab
- Reuse objects within the same report
- Share layout components among separate reports
- Choose options to handle reports with no available data
Schedule
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Reviews
Would recommend this course because it helps provide details on how to use IBM Cognos Analytic tool.
Gary was amazing! The lessons made a lot of sense, and he answered all of my questions. I would 100% recommend this course to a friend/colleague!
Gary Taylor is fantastic. Very responsive to questions, his pace was not too fast or too slow, and he gave us plenty of time for the labs.
Instructor had exceptional delivery skills coupled with the desired composure in handling queries posed to him. He had great insight on the subject.
Excellent teaching! Making the class interactive and engaged.
