Cognos Dimensional Report Authoring

Beginning/Intermediate 2 days
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In this course you will learn to

  • Navigate the Cognos interface
  • Get started with multi-dimensional and relational reporting
  • Work with dimensional reporting concepts
  • Work with dimensional data in reports
  • Work with dimensional report context
  • Focus on dimensional data
  • Use calculations and dimensional functions
  • Use functions for navigating dimensional hierarchies
  • Work with relative functions
  • Practice with advanced dimensional authoring

Version

11.x (v10 available for private training)

Included in this course

  • Hands-on exercises
  • Course manual

Suggested attendees

No prior Cognos experience required, but experience as a report consumer is helpful. A background in traditional authoring techniques is beneficial, but not required.

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Instructor-led online
$99.00
$129.00
$149.00
Private group training
888-601-6010

Course Outline

  • Cognos interface and navigation
    • Highlight differences between Cognos 10 and Cognos 11
    • Preview how to navigate the portal
    • Preview how to create a new report
    • Explore the sources, toolbox and navigation areas
    • Explore the properties pane
    • Explore page views
    • Explore the toolbar
  • Multidimensional vs. relational reporting
    • Understand the different types of multi-dimensional data sources
    • Examine multi-dimensional data in Report Studio
    • Compare dimensional and relational sources, reports and approaches
    • Introduce multi-dimensional terminology
    • Create simple multi-dimensional data exploration template
  • Introduction to dimensional reporting concepts
    • Identify different data sources and models
    • Investigate the OLAP dimensional structure
    • Identify dimensional data items and expressions
    • Differentiate the Cognos BI query language from SQL and MDX
    • Differentiate relational and dimensional report authoring styles
  • Introduction to dimensional data in reports
  • Work with members
  • Identify and use sets and tuples in reports
    • Use the explore tool
    • Dimensional report context
    • Understand the purpose of report context
    • Understand how data is affected by default and root members
    • Identify default measure and current measure
  • Focus dimensional data
    • Compare dimensional queries to relational queries
    • Explain the importance of filtering dimensional queries
    • Evaluate different filtering techniques
    • Filter based on dimensions and members
    • Filter based on measure values
    • Filter using a slicer
    • Dynamically filter using a tree prompt
  • Calculations and dimensional functions
    • Use dimensional functions to create sets and tuples
    • Perform arithmetic operations in OLAP queries
    • Analyze performance using a rank function
  • Functions for navigating dimensional hierarchies
    • Navigate dimensional data using family functions
    • Work with the descendants() function
  • Relative functions
    • Navigate dimensional data using relative functions
    • Navigate dimensional data using relative time functions
  • Advanced dimensional authoring exercises
    • Apply knowledge with hands-on exercises
    • Combine techniques learned throughout the class
    • Expand use of parameters with query macros