In this chapter, we will discuss the Cognos TM1 drill-through functionality with regards to the current IBM Cognos TM1 Developer (Test COG-310) certification exam. We will go over what it is, how it works, and how to construct an application with drill-through capabilities.
The current certification exam assigns a weightage of 5 percent to this topic.
Drill-through can be described as the act of exploring related information. Also, this can be described as the act of moving between related data via a link of some kind. Most specifically, drill-through usually exploits a relationship between master and detail information. By clicking on a master item in the master information, the details of the clicked or selected item are then displayed or otherwise made available.
Drill-through is a very important feature supported out of the box by Cognos TM1. Out of the box, functionality is referring to abilities or features that the default install of...