Cognos Course

by Vibrant Technologies & Computers

Module

Title

Contents

Module 1:

Cognos Introduction

Overview of Cognos
Cognos Architecture
Highlight the key capabilties of Cognos
Web based & window based Interfaces
Framework Manager
Power play Transformer
Cognos Connection
Query Studio
Report Studio
Analysis Studio
Event Studio
Metric Studio
Transformer
Map Manager
Metric Designer
Cognos Office Connection

Module 2:

Cognos Connection

Examine Cognos Connection
Models and Packages
Run and View reports
View the run history
Organize content with folders and shortcuts
Create a Page
Customize report outputs by using report views
Scheduling the reports
Personalize the portal

Module 3:

Query Studio

List the package available for reporting
Create and run reports
View reports in different format
Types of reports
Change the appearance of report
Filter data
Prompts
Create custom reports
Calculate and Sort report data
Create Groups and Sections
Run and manage reports
Formatting

Module 4:

Report Studio

Examine Report Studio and its interface
Work with objects
Set options
Create a report
Explore different types of reports
Report Types
Displaying Data in different types of reports
List Report
Crosstab report
Chart report
Map report
Blank report
Dash Board
Create Burst Reports
Add row number to reports
Work with data
Filter
Sort data
Grouping
Calculations
Section
Ranking
Header & Footer
Formatting a Report
Formatting Cells
Conditional Formatting
Setting Alerts
Show and Hide data
Working with Prompts
Include Prompts
Build prompt page tool
Prompts and prompt page
Insert prompts into the reports
Use different types of prompts in reports
Working With Data
Saving the Report in Different Formats
Printing Your Report
Analyzing Data
Drill Through Analysis
Drill down
Drill up

Module 5:

Analysis Studio

Explore fundamental terms of Analysis studio
Examine how to insert objects
Creating a Multidimensional report
Formatting the reports
Sort items in the analysis
Using Filter data
Swapping rows and columns
Display data graphically with charts
Displaying information in different ways
Calculate data with formulas & variables
Properties of Analysis

Module 6:

Event Studio

Overview of Event Studio
Agents
Create agents that detect and react to events
Different types of Tasks
Select the appropriate methods to react to events by adding tasks
Run agents manually
Modify and customize agents

Module 7:

Framework Manager

Introduction of FWM
FWM and its purpose
Objects to work with Projects & Models
Create a Project
Work with Metadata
Manage Projects
Work with Dimensions
Verify and modify the properties of Query Items
Create a Filter
Organize the Model
Verify Models
Add a dimensionally modeled FWM
Create Packages
Modify & Publish the Packages