Training offering
IBM Cognos Report Studio Bootcamp
Description
This IBM Cognos Report Studio Bootcamp is an intensive, five-day course covering all the topics you need to return to the workplace and immediately be able to build sophisticated reports against both relational and dimensional data. Within one week we will cover most of the topics covered on three of our stand-alone courses - Author Professional Reports Fundamentals (B5158GB), Author Reports with Multidimensional Data (B5161GB) and Author Professional Reports Advanced (B5159GB). Separately, these courses add up to seven days of training.
This course is aimed at those who have experience of using relational and dimensional data and have had exposure to reporting tools - Cognos BI or similar.
As well as serving the purpose of allowing Professional Report Authors to become proficient as quickly as possible, this course is ideal for those not directly involved in reporting, but who still need and understanding of the concepts. For example, BI Modellers.
Please note: If you are new to reporting and/or prefer to learn at a more relaxed pace, where there is more time to consolidate as you go along, then we strongly recommend that you book on the individual courses. This course is also not appropriate if you only use relational data.
Participants
This course is intended for Professional Report Authors or those who need knowledge of creating reports using IBM Cognos Report Studio.
Prerequisite(s)
You should have:
• Knowledge of your business requirements
• Experience using the Windows operating system
• Experience using a Web browser
• Understanding of the structure of relational and dimensional data (desirable)
• Some experience of building reports using relational and dimensional data using Cognos or a similar tool (desirable)
• IBM Cognos BI for Consumers (10.1) WBT (recommended)
Programme
• Overview of Cognos BI
• Introduction to the Report Application
• Create List Reports
• Create Crosstab Reports
• Focus Reports using Filters
• Present Data Graphically
• Focus Reports Using Prompts
• Extend Reports Using Calculations
• Customise Reports with Conditional Formatting
• Additional Report Building Techniques
• Enhance Report Layout
• Introduction to Dimensional Reporting Concepts
• Introduction to Dimensional Data in Reports
• Dimensional Report Context
• Focus your Dimensional Data
• Calculations and Dimensional Functions
• Functions for Navigating
• Relative Functions
• Advanced Drilling Member Sets
• Drill Through from one Report to Another
• Drill Through Definitions
• Create Query Models
• Create Reports Based upon Query Relationships
• Design Effective Prompts
• Create Advanced Dynamic Reports
• Create Additional Advanced Reports
• Examine the Report Specification
• Distribute Reports Through Bursting
