IBM Cognos Analytics: Author Reports Fundamentals (V11.1.x) SPVC

What is IBM Cognos Analytics - Reporting?• The Welcome page• Consume report content• Interactive filtering• Working with reportsDimensionally modeled relational dataUse personal data sources and data modules• Upload personal data• Upload custom images• Using navigation paths in a data moduleExamine list reports• Group data• Format columns• Include headers and footersAggregate fact data• Identify differences in aggregationMultiple facts and repeated information• Use shared dimensions to create multi-fact queries• Present repeated informationAdd repeated information to reports• Create a mailing list reportCreate crosstab reports• Add measures to a crosstab• Data sources for a crosstabCreate complex crosstab reports• Add items as peers• Create crosstab nodes and crosstab membersWork with crosstab data• Format, sort, and aggregate a crosstabCreate discontinuous crosstab reportsCreate visualization reports• Visualization categories• Customize visualizations• Client side visualizations• Enhanced map visualizationsFocus reports using filters• Create filters to narrow the focus• Use advanced detail filters• Apply a filter with aggregation• Use summary filtersFocus reports using prompts• Examine parameters and prompts• Create a parameter for a report item• Add a prompt page• Add a prompt item to a report• Identify a prompt type• Create a cascading promptUse calculations• What are calculations?• Add Date and Time functions• Add string functions• Display prompt selections in report titlesCustomize reports with conditional formatting• Three steps for conditional formatting• Create a variable• Assign the variable to a report object• Format based on the conditional value• Conditionally render report objectsDrill-through definitions• Navigate to related dataEnhance report layout• View the structure of a report• Use Guided report layout• Force page breaks• Create horizontal pagination• Modify the report structure• Format objects across reportsUse additional report-building techniques• Enhance a report design• Add objects to reports• Convert a list to a crosstab• Explore reuse

Authors

• Knowledge of your business requirements
• Experience using IBM Cognos Analytics as a consumer

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