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IBM Cognos 10 Report Studio

Practical Examples

Paperback

Published: 18th October 2011
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Take your IBM Cognos reports to a new level: learn from advanced reports taken straight from the classrooms of top IBM Cognos instructors!

  • Fully reflects the expert-level design challenges IBM Cognos report developers encounter most often.
  • A combined tutorial and cookbook that demonstrates real-world solutions and integrates the authors' personal experiences as IBM Cognos instructors.
  • Shows how to create 'consumer-friendly' reports, match reports to analysis, override data models, and use the newest Cognos 10 features.

In this book, two leading IBM Cognos instructors show experienced Cognos users exactly how to take their reporting to the next level. Drawing on the best examples they've created in response to their students' real business challenges, the authors show how to design reports more effectively, prepare complex queries that run more efficiently, overcome common reporting problems, and generate more meaningful information. The authors share personal insights and examples from their unsurpassed experience working with hundreds of users of IBM Cognos reporting tools in multiple business roles and environments. Combining a step-by-step tutorial and 'cookbook' approach, they provide multiple reporting examples that professionals can easily adapt to their own requirements. Coverage includes:

  • Creating consumer-friendly reports.
  • Understanding and utilizing the report hierarchy.
  • Knowing when and how to override the data model.
  • Mastering advanced reporting techniques, including new advances in Version 10

About the Authorsp. xvi
Forewordp. xvii
Prefacep. xviii
Creating Consumer-Friendly Reportsp. 1
Highlight Selected Textp. 1
Designp. 2
Step-by-Stepp. 2
Avoiding Query Macrosp. 10
Designp. 12
Step-by-Stepp. 13
Complex Crosstab Calculationsp. 20
Designp. 20
Step-by-Stepp. 21
Summaryp. 24
Matching the Report to the Analysisp. 27
The Dashboardp. 28
Designp. 28
Step-by-Stepp. 29
Prompting from an Entire Hierarchyp. 45
Designp. 45
Step-by-Stepp. 45
Additional Dimensional Functionsp. 58
Designp. 58
Step-by-Stepp. 59
Master-Detail Report from Two Separate Listsp. 70
Designp. 70
Step-by-Stepp. 70
Configuring the Interactive Dashboardp. 82
Scenariop. 82
Designp. 82
Step-by-Stepp. 82
Summaryp. 89
Understanding the Report Hierarchyp. 91
Layout Libraryp. 91
Designp. 92
Step-by-Stepp. 92
Using the Layout Libraryp. 100
Designp. 100
Step-by-Stepp. 101
Inheriting Formattingp. 109
Designp. 109
Step-by-Stepp. 110
Inheriting Structurep. 120
Designp. 120
Step-by-Stepp. 120
Creating the Briefing Bookp. 127
Designp. 127
Step-by-Stepp. 127
Summaryp. 140
Overriding the Data Modelp. 141
Creating a Unionp. 142
Designp. 142
Step-by-Stepp. 143
Joining SQL and Model Queriesp. 156
Designp. 156
Step-by-Stepp. 157
Summaryp. 172
Additional Examplesp. 175
Using HTML to Enhance Functionalityp. 176
Final Productp. 176
Designp. 176
Step-by-Stepp. 177
Integrating Multiple Queries into a Complex Reportp. 187
Final Productp. 188
Designp. 188
Step-by-Stepp. 189
Summaryp. 199
New Techniques in Version 10p. 201
Using Active Reports to Replace HTML Codep. 202
Designp. 203
Step-by-Stepp. 203
Adding Local Data Sources to Reportsp. 207
Designp. 207
Step-by-Stepp. 208
New Charting Options and Active Reportsp. 220
Designp. 220
Step-by-Stepp. 221
Statistical Analysisp. 247
Designp. 247
Step-by-Stepp. 249
Summaryp. 268
Indexp. 271
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ISBN: 9780132656757
ISBN-10: 0132656752
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 320
Published: 18th October 2011
Dimensions (cm): 23.2 x 17.8  x 1.6
Weight (kg): 0.5