IBM Cognos Planning: Overview (V10.1)

Introduction to IBM Cognos Planning Analyst

• Examine the components of the IBM Cognos Planning solution
• Discuss libraries, D Lists, D Cubes, and D Links
• Create libraries

Create D Lists and D Cubes

• Manually create D Lists
• Import D List items from external sources
• Modify D Lists
• Build D Cubes

Load Data

• Determine what can be used as source data
• Create file maps to assist in loading data
• Load data from an external source into a D Cube
• Load data from one D Cube to another

Introduction to IBM Cognos Planning Contributor Administration

• Review IBM Cognos Performance Management (PM) Solution
• Identify IBM Cognos Planning and its components
• Identify IBM Cognos BI and its components
• Examine the IBM Cognos Planning architecture
• Examine IBM Cognos Planning Contributor and its components
• Examine the development process for the Planning Contributor solution

Build an IBM Cognos Planning Contributor Application

• Examine best practices for building the underlying IBM Cognos Planning Analyst model
• Configure IBM Cognos Planning Administrator
• Create a Planning Contributor application using the Application wizardSpecify navigation, orientation, and application settings
• Import the e.List and rights
• Run Go to Production and preview a Planning Contributor application

Manage Workflow and Web Application Activities

• Access the application in IBM Cognos Connection
• Examine the user roles and workflow states
• Create annotations
• Attach documents to Planning Contributor application items
• View and delete commentary
• Bounce users from the application
• Work offline