As an administrator or a modeler, you need to understand how the IBM Cognos Planning architecture works, and how the various components of the Planning System communicate with each other. To illustrate these concepts, we will describe an analogy, and then relate it to the IBM Cognos Planning architecture. Later, we will describe the role of each component of the Planning System architecture.
Let's assume that a shipping company (named Budget Shipping Company) has a branch office, where it stores packages to be dropped off and picked up. This branch has a Front Desk Host, and his role is to interact with customers and handle their shipping requests. There are two forklift operators who handle customers' pick-up requests. Operator 1 handles requests for oversized packages, while Operator 2 handles requests for medium-and letter-sized packages. In addition, a Stock Person is responsible for storing packages. The purpose of this analogy...