Cognos 10.2 BI

Introduction to Cognos

Difference between OLTP and OLAP systems

Overview on relational and dimension model

Introduction to Cognos architecture

Overview on Cognos components

Introduction to Framework Manager

Create a project:

Working with various data sources:

MS-Access

MS-SQL Server

Oracle, etc.

Create a relational model in FM:

Import tables

Understanding the tables

Understanding balanced and ragged-hierarchies (balanced)

Define the relations

Set the cardinalities

Create shot cut joins

Verify the referential integrity

Validate the tables and model

Create a query subject in FM:

From model

From same database

From different database

From stored procedure

Define granularity

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Define new a query set using set operators (union, intersect and

except)

Create new query items:

Using necessary operators and functions

Define additive measures

Semi-additive measures

Non-additive measures

Create a cube in FM:

Create regular dimensions

Difference between normalization and de-normalization

Define hierarchies with business keys

Define suitable member captions to business keys

Create measure dimensions with necessary aggregate functions

Create global filters in FM:

Simple filters

Complex filters

Create stand-alone filters

Create name space and working with different data sources

Working with link segment

Working with Branch to and Merge from Options

Working with model adviser

Working with Governor.

Working with parameter maps:

From file

From query items

Difference between native SQL and Cognos SQL

Verify the project

Create package and publish:

With necessary query subjects

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Query items

Query filters

Select style of the request model

Reporting Services:

Overview on various types of reports:

Ad-Hoc

Standard

Dashboard

Working with Cognos Connection

Introduction to various reporting tools in cognos connection

Report Studio

Query Studio

Analysis Studio

Event Studio

Metric Studio

Cognos Workspace and Workspace Advanced

Working with cubes and reports:

Overview on Report studio:

Explanation on various report formats:

Working with report studio in professional and express mode.

Create reports in Report Studio:

List reports

Cross-tab reports (matrix or pivot table)

Chart reports

Map reports, financial reports, etc

Repeater Table Reports

Working with blank layout

Create new template and working with existing templates

Generate the reports in PDF, Excel, HTML, etc.

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Working with prompts and filters (detailed and summarized)

Working with aggregated function

Report optimization

Working with repeatable tables

Create Group reports (Dash board)

Convert list report into cross tab report

Convert list report to repeatable table

Convert cross tab reports into chart reports

Working with groups, groups- span, sections, and swapping, etc.

Working with master-detail reports

Working with drill-behavior (drill-up and drill-down)

Working with drill through (create hyper link between two reports)

Working with conditional styles

Working with Style variables

Working with ancestor

Working with roll-up aggregation

Working with arithmetic and aggregate functions

Working with burst reports

Working with set operator to merge multiple queries in report studio.

Working with Active Reports with different options

Working with Query Studio:

Generates various types of Ad-hoc reports

Working with arithmetic operations and aggregated functions

Create new query items

Working with same types of the reports generated using Report

Studio .

Overview on drilling analysis

Overview on Analysis Studio:

Create multi-dimensional reports

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Working with cross-tab reports

Working with chart reports

Using drill-down and drill-up options………………..

Working with event studio…………………………………....

Working with Cognos Connection

Working with security and Administration

Working with report scheduling

Working with job Scheduling

Working with Dashboards

Working with deployment

Development

Testing

Production ……………………………..

Working with Cognos transformer

Create Power cubes and Publish as a Data source.

Overview on metric studio -----------------------

Advanced concepts:

Working with model design accelerator in Frame work manager

Working with Business Insight for dashboards in the cognos connection

Working with business insight advanced

Working with Active reports, variables and containers…………………….

Working Cube Designer

Working Dynamic Cube Analyzer

Working with Cognos MS- Office

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