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IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Advanced (V11.1.x)
This course teaches experienced authors advanced report building techniques to enhance, customize, manage, and distribute reports. Additionally, the student will learn how to create highly...
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$1,900 USD
GSA
$1,447.36
Duration
2 days
Course Code
B6259G
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Course Eligible for IBM Digital Badge
Overview
This course teaches experienced authors advanced report building techniques to enhance, customize, manage, and distribute reports. Additionally, the student will learn how to create highly interactive and engaging reports that can be run offline by creating Active Reports.
Skills Gained
Create query models
- Build a query and connect it to a report
- Answer a business question by referencing data in a separate query
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 Introduction to dimensional reporting concepts
- Examine data sources and model types
- Describe the dimensional approach to queries
- Apply report authoring styles
Introduction to dimensional data in reports
- Use members to create reports
- Identify sets and tuples in reports
- Use query calculations and set definitions
Dimensional report context
- Examine dimensional report members
- Examine dimensional report measures
- Use the default measure to create a summarized column in a report
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
- Enhance user interaction with HTML
- Create interactive reports using HTML
- Include additional information with tooltips
- Send emails using links in a report
Calculations and dimensional functions
- Examine dimensional functions
- Show totals and exclude members
- Create a percent of base calculation
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
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
Examine the report specification
- Examine report specification flow
- Identify considerations when modifying report specifications
- Customize reporting objects
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
Enhance user interaction
- 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
- Active Report charts and decks
- Create an Active Report with a Deck
- Create an Active Report with 11.0 visualizations
Who Can Benefit
Authors
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of your business requirements
- Previous experience building reports with IBM Cognos Analytics V11.1.x, or you have taken the IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (V11.1.x) course.
Course Details
Create query models
- Build a query and connect it to a report
- Answer a business question by referencing data in a separate query
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 Introduction to dimensional reporting concepts
- Examine data sources and model types
- Describe the dimensional approach to queries
- Apply report authoring styles
Introduction to dimensional data in reports
- Use members to create reports
- Identify sets and tuples in reports
- Use query calculations and set definitions
Dimensional report context
- Examine dimensional report members
- Examine dimensional report measures
- Use the default measure to create a summarized column in a report
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
- Enhance user interaction with HTML
- Create interactive reports using HTML
- Include additional information with tooltips
- Send emails using links in a report
Calculations and dimensional functions
- Examine dimensional functions
- Show totals and exclude members
- Create a percent of base calculation
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
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
Examine the report specification
- Examine report specification flow
- Identify considerations when modifying report specifications
- Customize reporting objects
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
Enhance user interaction
- 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
- Active Report charts and decks
- Create an Active Report with a Deck
- Create an Active Report with 11.0 visualizations
Schedule
7 options available
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Jun 26, 2025 - Jun 27, 2025 (2 days)
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Jul 31, 2025 - Aug 1, 2025 (2 days)
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Aug 28, 2025 - Aug 29, 2025 (2 days)
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Sep 25, 2025 - Sep 26, 2025 (2 days)
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Oct 23, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 (2 days)
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Nov 20, 2025 - Nov 21, 2025 (2 days)
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Dec 18, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 (2 days)
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FAQ
Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?
Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.
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Reviews
It was excellent
Learnt a lot of what I am able to do in Cognos. Did not realize it was so powerful.
Vinay was an excellent instructor
Scott was able to answer all my questions effectively, and I was able to keep up. The flow of the class was good, and we identified some areas that I did not need to dive as much in-depth, and an overview sufficed - which allowed us to keep on track.
Vinay is a great teacher
