In this recipe we will open an existing dashboard. We will use samples provided with the IBM Cognos 10 BI setup.
IBM Cognos 10 BI Server should be up and the GO Sales
and GO Data Warehouse
samples should be installed and configured.
To open a dashboard in IBM Cognos Business Insight, perform the following steps:
1. Open Cognos Connection, using the gateway URI in a web browser. Navigate to Business Insight Samples, as shown in the following screenshot:
2. Click on Recruitment Dashboard, which is the third entry in the screenshot. This will open the dashboard in Cognos Business Insight, as shown in the following screenshot:
3. The preceding dashboard is the collection of a crosstab and three charts. We will focus on each of the areas one by one in the next recipes. Take note of the rightmost area circled in red. It indicates that the section is collapsible. This is the subject of discussion for the next recipe.