- 1. Overview of IBM Cognos BI
- 2. Introduction to the Reporting Application
- 3. Create List Reports
- 4. Focus Reports Using Filters
- 5. Create Crosstab Reports
- 6. Present Data Graphically
- 7. Focus Reports Using Prompts
- 8. Extend Reports Using Calculations
- 9. Present Data Using Maps
- 10. Use Additional Report Building Techniques
- 11. Customize Reports with Conditional Formatting
- 12. Drill-Through From One Report to Another
- 13. Drill-through Definitions
- 14. Enhance Report Layout
1. Overview of IBM Cognos BI
- Describe IBM Cognos BI and Financial Performance Management
- Describe IBM Cognos BI components
- Describe IBM Cognos BI architecture at a high level
- Define IBM Cognos groups and roles
- Explain how to extend IBM Cognos
2. Introduction to the Reporting Application
- Examine Report Studio and its interface
- Explore different report types
- Create a simple, sorted, and formatted report
- Explore how data items are added to queries
3. Create List Reports
- Format, group, and sort list reports
- Describe options for aggregating data
- Create a multi-fact query
- Create a report with repeated data
4. Focus Reports Using Filters
- Create filters to narrow the focus of reports
- Examine detail and summary filters
- Determine when to apply filters on aggregate data
5. Create Crosstab Reports
- Format and sort crosstab reports
- Convert a list to a crosstab
- Create crosstabs using unrelated data items
- Create complex crosstabs using drag and drop functionality
6. Present Data Graphically
- Create charts containing peer and nested items
- Add context to charts
- Create and reuse custom chart palettes
- Present key data in a single dashboard report
7. Focus Reports Using Prompts
- Identify various prompt types
- Use parameters and prompts to focus data
- Search for prompt items
- Customize prompts to facilitate users' choices
- Navigate between pages
- Display users' prompt selections in the report
8. Extend Reports Using Calculations
- Create calculations based on data in the data source
- Add run-time information to the reports
- Create expressions using functions
9. Present Data Using Maps
- Present data using map reports
- Navigate to another level within a map
10. Use Additional Report Building Techniques
- Reuse objects within the same report
- Share layout components among separate reports
- Discuss report templates
- Add pages to a report
- Choose options to handle reports with no available data
11. Customize Reports with Conditional Formatting
- Create multi-lingual reports
- Highlight exceptional data
- Show and hide data
- Conditionally render objects in reports
12. Drill-Through From One Report to Another
- Let users navigate from a specific report to a target report
- Pass parameter values to filter the data in drill-through targets
13. Drill-through Definitions
- Enable users to navigate to related data in IBM Cognos BI
- Parameter-driven drill through vs. dynamic drill through
- Steps to enable drill-through access for a package
- Limit the items that users ca drill through from (set scope)
- Set a measure as the scope
- Drill Through Assistant
14. Enhance Report Layout
- Force page breaks in reports
- Modify existing report structures
- Apply horizontal formatting
- Specify print options for PDF reports
- Combine data containers displaying data from different queries
- Format data and report objects