IBM Cognos Express: Essentials for Reporter (V10.1) SPVC
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IBM Cognos Express: Essentials for Reporter (V10.1) SPVC Training CourseIBM Cognos Express: Essentials for Reporter (V10.1) is a five-day Self Paced Virtual Classroom (SPVC) course that provides you with knowledge on how to get started building self-service and professional reports using IBM Cognos Express Reporter. Fundamental topics on report authoring, multi-dimensional authoring, and metadata modeling are covered.If you are enrolling in a Self Paced Virtual Classroom or Web Based Training course, before you enroll, please review the Self-Paced Virtual Classes and Web-Based Training Classes on our Terms and Conditions page, as well as the system requirements, to ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements for this course.http://www.ibm.com/training/terms
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Overview of IBM Cognos BI Â
- Describe IBM Cognos BI components
Identify Common Data Structures
- Identify different data traps
- Examine OLAP data sources
Create a Baseline Project
- Define a project and its structure
Prepare Reusable Metadata
- Verify relationships and query item properties
Model for Predictable Results: Identify Reporting Issues
- Use tools to analyze the model
Model for Predictable Results: Virtual Star Schemas
- Identify the advantages of modeling metadata as a star schema
- Model in layers
Create Calculations and Filters
- Use calculations to create commonly-needed query items for authors
- Use macros and parameters in calculations and filters to dynamically control the data returned
Implement a Time Dimension
- Make time-based queries simple to author by implementing a time dimension
Specify Determinants
- Use determinants to specify multiple levels of granularity and prevent double-counting
Create Analysis Objects
- Apply dimensional information to relational metadata to enable OLAP-style queries
Set Security in Framework Manager
- Restrict access to objects in the model
Introduction to Reporting Application
- Create a simple, sorted, and formatted report
Create List Reports
- Group, format, and sort list reports
- Create a multi-fact query
Focus Reports Using Filters
- Create filters to narrow the focus of reports
- Examine detail and summary filters
Create Crosstab Reports
- Format and sort crosstab reports
Present Data Graphically
- Create charts containing peer and nested items
Focus Reports Using Prompts
- Identify various prompt types
- Use parameters and prompts to focus data
Extend Reports Using Calculations
- Add run-time information to the reports
- Create expressions using functions
Customize Reports with Conditional Formatting
- Create multi-lingual reports
- Highlight exceptional data
Drill-Through From One Report to Another
- Pass parameter values to filter the data in drill-through targets
Introduction to IBM Cognos Active Report
- Examine an active report and its controls
- Convert an existing report to an active report
Filter and Select in Active Reports
- Distinguish between filter and select
Active Reports with Support for Mobile for iPad
- Identify how to use controls to capitalize on the functionality of mobile devices
Introduction to Dimensional Data in Reports
- Define and use members in reports
- Define and use sets in reports
Dimensional Report Context
- Understand current members, root members and default members
- Understand current measures and default measures
Focus Your Dimensional Data
- Compare relational and dimensional queries
- Identify dimensional style filtering techniques
Calculations and Dimensional Functions
- Create totals and aggregates
- Combine functions for complex calculations
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IBM Cognos Express: Essentials for Reporter (V10.1) SPVC