This 2 day course is designed to provide an introduction to the key concepts required to build and use reports in IBM Cognos Report Studio. It covers the use of Cognos Connection for report management and access, the building of basic and advanced reports in Report Studio, and a number of key techniques for creating professional reports for distribution to business users.

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Topics Covered In This Course

MODULE 1

Introduction to Cognos Connection

What is Cognos Connection
Accessing Reports
Managing Report Distribution
Scheduling Reports

MODULE 2

Report Studio Introduction

The Report Studio Interface
Report Types
Adding Objects to Reports
Viewing the results
Properties and Layouts

MODULE 3

Creating List and Crosstab Reports

Understanding List Reports
Creating Crosstabs
Data Sets and Measures
More Complex Data Layouts
Grouping and Sorting
Formatting Options

MODULE 4

Creating Charts

Creating a Chart Report
Chart Types
Formatting Charts
Color Palettes
Chart Properties

MODULE 5

Prompts and Filters

Setting up Parameters
Using Prompts
Prompt Types
Prompt Pages
Cascading Prompts
Filtering Data

MODULE 6

Conditional Formatting

Changing displays based on Conditions
Defining the conditions
Highlighting Exceptions
Conditional Formatting

MODULE 7

Report Design and Layout

Effective Report Design
Using Tables
Spacing Objects with Blocks
Adding text and expressions
Adding Pages, Headers & Footers
Drill Through Reports

MODULE 8

More Advanced Techniques

Calculations and Functions
Bursting Reports
Advanced Formatting
Layouts and Templates
Handling Queries
Dashboards

What You Can Expect

To use of Cognos Connection for report management and access, the building of basic and advanced reports in Report Studio, and a number of key techniques for creating professional reports for distribution to business users.

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Every student attending a Verhoef Training class will receive a certificate good for $100 toward their next public class taken within a year.

You can also buy "Verhoef Vouchers" to get a discounted rate for a single student in any of our public or web-based classes. Contact your account manager or our sales office for details.

Schedule For This Course
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