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Summary

COGNOS 8 BI QUERY STUDIO: ............................................................................... 3

COGNOS 8 BI ANALYZING DATA ........................................................................... 4

COGNOS 8 BI REPORT STUDIO:............................................................................. 5

COGNOS 8 BI REPORT AUTHORING PART 1 ..................................................... 6

COGNOS 8 BI REPORT AUTHORING PART 2 ..................................................... 7

COGNOS 8 BI FRAMEWORK MANAGER: ............................................................. 8

COGNOS 8 TRANSFORMER: ................................................................................... 9

COGNOS 8 BI ADMINISTRATION .......................................................................... 10

COGNOS 8 PLANNING ANALYST ......................................................................... 11

COGNOS 8 PLANNING CONTRIBUTOR .............................................................. 12

COGNOS 8 PLANNING ............................................................................................. 13

COGNOS 8 BI METRICS MANAGER ..................................................................... 14

COGNOS 8 BI QUERY STUDIO:

BUILDING AD HOC REPORTS Duration: 1-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Query Studio: Building Ad Hoc Reports is a one-day, instructor-led

course designed for business authors Who want to learn how to create, modify

and organize ad hoc reports. The course covers how to use different report

capabilities, how to graphically display the data, and how to create reports with

a consistent look and feel through the use of templates. The course also covers

basic administrative tasks, such as scheduling reports and delivering reports in

different formats (HTML, PDF, Excel, etc.).

TOPICS COVERED

Overview of Cognos 8 BI Version 8.3

Introduction to Query Studio

Create Reports in Query Studio

Enhance Reports in Query Studio

End-to-End Workshop

Manage Content in Cognos Connection

COGNOS 8 BI ANALYZING DATA Duration: 1-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Analysis Studio: Analyzing Data (version 8.3) is a one-day,

instructor-led course that teaches business analysts to navigate and analyze

data in Analysis Studio. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on

workshops, attendees will discover trends, identify opportunities, and learn how

to make better business decisions. Participants will learn techniques such as

ranking, filtering, asymmetrical crosstabs, and graphing to help them analyze

large volumes of data (whether OLAP or dimensionally modeled relational

metadata). They will also learn to manage reports through Cognos Connection.

TOPICS COVERED

Overview of Cognos 8 BI 8.3

Analysis Studio Fundamentals

Tools for Investigation

Nest Data in Crosstabs

Build Advanced Crosstabs

Focus with Filters

Extend the Analysis

Manage Content in Cognos Connection

COGNOS 8 BI REPORT STUDIO:

AUTHORING PROFESSIONAL REPORTS Duration: 5-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Report Studio: Authoring Professional Reports (version 8.3) is a

five-day, instructor-led course. It is designed for professional report authors to

learn report building techniques using relational data models, and ways of

enhancing, customizing, managing, and distributing professional reports.

Attendees will participate in hands-on demos and workshops that illustrate key

concepts while learning how to use the product.

TOPICS COVERED

Create and format reports using different report types, grouping, headers,

footers, and formatting options

Focus reports by filtering data and using prompts

Add value to your reports using calculations and additional report building

techniques

Enhance reports with advanced formatting and highlight exceptional data

Author reports through Query Models

View related information in different reports

Examine Cognos Connection, personalize your portal, and manage the

reporting environment

Examine and edit XML in report specifications

Burst reports to email and Cognos Connection

Create relationships between queries (set operations, joins, query

references)

Design effective prompts to determine report contents and/or format at

runtime

Navigate reports using bookmarks and table of contents

Add HTML items to control the behavior of elements in your reports

Set up drill-through access to reports and packages

Create agents to manage an event lifecycle in Event Studio

COGNOS 8 BI REPORT AUTHORING PART 1 Duration: 2-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Report Authoring - Part 1 is a two day, instructor-led course that

covers an introduction to Cognos Connection, report management through

Cognos Connection, basic and intermediate report building techniques, and

ways of enhancing, customizing, and managing professional reports in Report

Studio. Attendees will learn the report building process and participate in hands-

on demos and workshops that illustrate key concepts.

TOPICS COVERED

Examine Cognos Connection, personalize your portal, and manage your

reporting environment

Explore Report Studio and different report types

Create and format reports using grouping, headers, footers, and other

formatting options

Narrow the focus of reports by filtering data

Create interactive reports by building report prompts

Add value to your reports using calculations and additional report building

techniques

Enhance reports with advanced formatting and layout

Create complex reports using queries

Highlight exceptional data in your reports

View related information in different studios by setting up drill-through

access (optional)

COGNOS 8 BI REPORT AUTHORING PART 2 Duration: 3-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Report Authoring - Part 2 is a three-day, instructor-led course

designed for professional report authors. Through hands-on workshops, you will

learn advanced techniques for creating, modifying, and distribution professional

reports using Report Studio and Cognos Connection. In particular, you will

examine and create query models, burst reports, examine and edit XML report

specifications, and author advanced reports. You will also learn to manage and

event in Event Studio. This includes managing the task execution rules, creating

a schedule for an agent, and working with agents in Cognos Connection

TOPICS COVERED

Understanding the query model

Adding and modifying elements of the query model (data items, aggregate

properties, filters)

Creating relationships between queries (set operations, joins)

Creating burst keys and bursting to email and Cognos Connection

Examining and editing the XML report specification

Saving and opening reports locally

Creating and using custom toolbox items and custom templates

Designing effective prompts to determine report contents and/or format at

runtime

Authoring advanced reports

Adding HTML items to control the behavior of elements in your reports

Creating agents in Event Studio

COGNOS 8 BI FRAMEWORK MANAGER:

DESIGNING METADATA MODELS Duration: 5-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Framework Manager: Designing Metadata Models is a five-day,

instructor-led course that provides participants with knowledge of metadata

modeling concepts for predictable reporting and analysis results using

Framework Manager. Participants will learn the entire metadata modeling

process, from initial Project creation, to publishing of metadata to the Web, so

that end users can easily author reports and analyze data.

TOPICS COVERED

Identify common data structures

Gather requirements

Create a baseline project

Prepare reusable metadata

Model for predictable results

Create calculations and filters

Implement a time dimension

Create the presentation view

Create analysis objects

Manage OLAP data sources

Set security

Manage packages

Basic model maintenance and extensibility

Working with different query subject types

Identify generated SQL and complex queries

Optimize and tune Framework Manager models

Work in a multi-modeler environment

Use advanced parameterization techniques

Manage MUNs and model for drill through

Employ additional modeling techniques

COGNOS 8 TRANSFORMER:

DESIGNING OLAP MODELS

Duration: 4-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Transformer: Designing OLAP Models (version 8.3) is a four-day,

instructor led course that teaches OLAP modelers how to design, build, and

maintain Power Cubes for use with Cognos 8 BI. Attendees will participate in

hands-on demos and workshops that illustrate key concepts while learning how

to use the product.

TOPICS COVERED

Overview of Cognos 8 BI

Discuss the fundamentals of OLAP modeling

Plan, design, and work with the model plan

Work with data sources and build a model

Examine the time dimension and relative time

Use multiple data sources

Work with measures and currency conversion

Create alternate hierarchies within a dimension

Advanced dimensional modeling

Customize cube content

Apply security

Maintain models and Power Cubes

Optimize and partition Power Cubes

Drill-through access considerations for Cognos 8 BI

COGNOS 8 BI ADMINISTRATION Duration: 3-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Administration (version 8.3) is a three-day, instructor-led course

that is designed to teach new administrators the fundamental responsibilities of

administering servers and content in Cognos 8 BI. Through a combination of

lectures and hands-on exercises, students will set up a Cognos 8 BI system,

implement security, and manage the server components. Students will also

schedule tasks, manage and deploy content, set up package based drill-through

access, and set up Cognos Office Connection and Map Manager

TOPICS COVERED

Introduction to Cognos 8 BI administration

Examine the Cognos 8 BI architecture

Secure the Cognos 8 BI environment

Administer the Cognos 8 BI server environment

Manage run activities

Manage content in Cognos Administration

Manage content in Cognos Connection

Additional configuration and customization of the environment

End-to-end workshop

COGNOS 8 PLANNING ANALYST

MODEL BUILDING Duration: 5-Day Course

Cognos 8 Planning 8.3 Analyst Model Building is a five-day, instructor-led

course that teaches application administrators and model designers how to

design and build models for business planning. Participants will learn the data

modeling process and participate in hands-on demos and workshops that

illustrate good model design and best practice techniques while learning how to

use the product.

TOPICS COVERED

Examine the components of the Cognos 8 Planning solution

Design and create models in Analyst

Load and input data into Analyst objects

Automate common processes

Enhance Analyst model functionality using the Excel Add- In

Graphically display Analyst models and data using Cognos 8 Planning –

Manager

COGNOS 8 PLANNING CONTRIBUTOR

APPLICATION ADMINISTRATION Duration: 4-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 Planning 8.3 Contributor Application Administration is a four-day,

instructor-led course in which participants will learn to build, administer, and

deploy Contributor applications through the Contributor Administration Console.

In particular, participants will learn how to develop the Contributor application

(based on a Cognos 8 Planning - Analyst model), manage security using the

Cognos 8 security model, perform administrative tasks, such as importing and

publishing data, and deploy the application to the Cognos 8 portal. They will

also learn how to create events using Cognos 8 Event Studio, which will monitor

changes in published Planning data. This course also contains a case study

that helps participants further develop their skills as they create and administer

a Contributor application.

TOPICS COVERED

Introduction to Cognos 8 Planning-Contributor Administration

Build a Cognos 8 Planning - Contributor application

Perform workflow and Web site activities

Apply security

Administer applications

Manage data

Use extensions

Automate applications

Additional integration with Cognos 8

Use the Add-in for Excel (Optional)

Move data between Analyst and Contributor (Optional)

Translate an application (Optional)

Checklist for creating an application (Optional)

COGNOS 8 PLANNING

TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION Duration: 3-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 Planning 8.3 Technical Administration is a three-day, instructor-led

course that combines lecture material and hands-on practice in installing,

administering, and troubleshooting Analyst and Contributor. The course outlines

how the architecture can be customized to fit into various infrastructures.

Students will learn how to integrate Cognos Planning with other Cognos tools

and how to implement security.

TOPICS COVERED

Review of the Cognos performance management (PM) system and Cognos

Planning’s role in PM

Install, configure, and test Analyst

Install, configure, and test Contributor

Implement security for Cognos Planning

Use databases with Cognos Planning (different maintenance considerations

for SQL Server, Oracle,

and DB2)

Automate functionality in Analyst and Contributor

Troubleshoot Analyst and Contributor

Upgrade and migrate Cognos Planning applications

Use Cognos Planning with other Cognos tools (such as Event Studio,

PowerPlay, and Controller)

Perform unattended installations (Optional)

Review fundamental concepts in a comprehensive workshop (Optional)

COGNOS 8 BI METRICS MANAGER

DESIGNING SCORECARDS

Duration: 3-Day Course with Workshops

Cognos 8 BI Metrics Manager: Designing Scorecards (version 8.3) is a three-

day, instructor-led course in which students will learn how to plan, create, set

up, and maintain scorecard applications using Cognos Metric Studio. They will

load data from supported data sources using Cognos Metric Designer, as well

as using alternative data loading methods such as flat files and SQL scripts.

Students will also learn how to secure objects within the scorecard application,

as well as the application itself.

TOPICS COVERED

Cognos 8 business intelligence overview

Examine how to monitor performance with metrics and scorecards

Examine the scorecard application design process

Create a Metric Studio package and define the application environment

Identify integration points between Metric Studio and the rest of Cognos 8 BI

Manually create Metric Studio objects (such as scorecards) and enter data

Identify data sources, data loading methods, and how data is calculated by

the system

Load data using Cognos Metric Designer

Use alternative methods of loading data (such as flat files)

Refine the Metric Studio application (for example, by creating trategies)

Set up application and object-level security

Modify default environment properties