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IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

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IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

Overview of this book

IBM Cognos is Business Intelligence software that enables businesses to fully utilize their maximum potential. It connects people with information from virtually any data source whenever and wherever they need it so that they can make better decisions, faster.Take the practical, hands-on approach to managing your reporting environment with "IBM Cognos Business Intelligence" - packed with coverage of all the latest features to truly help you maximize your potential.With this in-depth practical guide you will learn how to fully utilize IBM Cognos 10 so that your business can make smarter decisions, achieve better results and gain a deeper understanding of your company's data. You will learn about critical topics like Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Security and Administration as well as in-depth coverage of other features like Business Insight, Business Insight Advanced, and Active Reports, which were introduced with IBM Cognos 10.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Index

A

  • Actions area /
  • Active Reports
    • items /
    • building /
    • components, choosing /
  • add-on tools
  • administration
    • business case /
  • administration interface
    • navigating /
  • Administration option /
  • administrator
    • requirements /
  • advanced options interface /
  • Area Chart /

B

C

  • CAF /
  • Calculate button /
  • CBT / Training is the key to success
  • chart, object /
  • Chart button /
  • Cognos Active Reports
    • business case /
    • interating with /
    • opening /
    • navigating through /
  • Cognos Analysis Studio
    • need for /
    • accessing /
    • business case /
  • Cognos Analysis Studio reports
    • sharing /
    • saving /
  • Cognos Framework Manager
    • business case /
  • Cognos Mobile
    • on BlackBerry phones /
    • features /
    • future /
    • business case /
  • Cognos Query Studio
    • need for /
    • accessing /
    • business case /
  • Cognos Report Studio
    • need for /
    • accessing /
    • report types /
    • business case /
  • Cognos Workspace
    • option /
    • business case /
  • Cognos Workspace Advanced
    • need for /
    • comparing, with Cognos Analysis Studio /
    • comparing, with Cognos Query Studio /
    • acesssing /
    • business case /
  • Cognos Workspace splash screen /
  • Cognos Workspace toolbox
    • Web Page /
    • image /
    • my inbox /
    • Text /
    • RSS Feed /
    • Select Value Filter /
    • Slider Filter /
  • Column Chart /
  • conditional blocks, object /
  • Condition Explorer pane /
  • Configuration tab /
  • content
  • content documentation / Content Documentation
  • content outputs
  • Content pane /
  • content types
    • adding /
  • crosstab, object /
  • crosstab space, object /
  • Custom Set button /

D

  • dashboard
    • sharing /
  • data business view
    • designing /
  • data database view
    • designing /
    • metadata sources, options /
  • data end user view
    • designing /
  • Data Format icon /
  • data source connections
    • adding /
  • Default Card field /
  • Delete button /
  • deleted content
  • Delete icon /
  • Delete key /
  • Delivery option /
  • Deploy tab / Backing up, restoring, and deploying content
  • Diagram view /
  • dimension /
  • Display button /
  • drag-and-drop interface
    • content, inserting in report /
    • filters, adding /
    • calculation, creating /
    • report, formatting /
    • charts, incorporating /
    • cut option /
    • paste option /
    • delete option /
    • undo option /
    • redo option /
    • run option /
    • filter option /
    • suppress option /
    • sort option /
    • summarize option /
    • calculate option /
    • drill-down option /
    • drill-up option /
    • Goto option /
    • Chart button /
    • Group button /
    • pivot button /
    • ungroup button /
    • sections button /
    • swap button /
    • collapse button /
    • expand button /
    • style toolbar options /
  • drag-and-drop interface, Cognos Report Studio
    • about /
    • Insertable Objects pane /
    • Properties pane /
    • Page Explorer pane /
    • Query Explorer pane /
    • Condition Explorer pane /
    • objects, adding to report /
    • data, adding to report /
    • Query Explorer, using /
    • conditions, setting up /
    • prompt, adding /
    • buttons /
  • drag-and-drop interface, Cognos Workspace Advanced
    • exploring /
    • objects, adding to report /
    • toolbars /
    • Palette /
    • insertable objects /
    • data, adding to report /
    • drill down feature /
    • calculations, creating /
    • other buttons /
  • drag-and-drop interface, of Cognos Analysis Studio
    • dimensions, inserting /
    • measures, inserting /
    • context filters, adding /
    • data, expanding /
    • data, navigating through /
    • existing dimension, replacing /
    • existing dimension, nesting with /
    • existing dimension, nesting below /
    • calculations, creating /
    • chart type, choosing /
    • other buttons /
  • drag-and-drop interface, of Cognos Analysis Studio
    • about /
  • drill-down /
  • drill-through /
  • Drill button /
  • dynamic text /

E

F

G

  • Go To button /
  • Group button /

H

I

J

  • jobs
    • creating /

K

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPI) /

L

  • layout calculation, object /
  • Line Chart /
  • Loading Resources.... /
  • Lock button /

M

  • map, object /
  • measure /
  • Merge button /
  • metadata
    • about /
    • query subject /
    • query items /
    • technical metadata /
    • business metadata /
    • process metadata /
  • metric /
  • MHT files
    • about /
    • reading /
    • pros /
    • cons /
  • model design project
    • managing /
    • information, gathering /
    • link, building /
    • slow start /
    • audience /
    • design model /
    • three-tier approach /
  • model documentation / Model documentation
  • multidimensional data
    • about /
    • dimension /
    • hierarchy /
    • measure /
  • My Actions options /
  • my area /
  • My Content options /
  • My Watch Items /

N

  • New button /
  • New Export icon /
  • New Import icon /

O

  • objects
    • deleting /
    • pasting /
    • copying /
    • cutting /
  • Open button /
  • Order Information query /

P

  • package /
    • publishing /
  • Page Explorer pane /
  • Pagelet Blasters module / Distributing portal tabs
  • Palette property /
  • Pareto Chart /
  • performance tuning
    • business case /
  • permissions /
  • Pie Chart /
  • Pivot button /
  • Play button /
  • Point Chart /
  • portal tabs
  • Position field /
  • Presentation View /
  • Prompt button /
  • Properties window /
  • Public Folders location /
  • Publish Wizard /

Q

  • Query calculation, object /
  • Query Explorer pane /
  • query items /
  • query subjects /
  • Quick Filter
    • options /
  • Quick tour option /

R

S

  • Save as button /
  • Save button /
  • Search button /
  • searching /
  • search options / Bulk updating reports
  • Section button /
  • security
  • security documentation / Security Documentation
  • security model
    • designing /
    • CAF /
    • external security /
    • Cognos BI security /
    • capabilities /
    • working /
  • Security Painter module / Managing security
  • Security tab /
  • self-service dashboard
    • about /
    • drill-down /
    • drill through /
    • metric /
    • hover-over /
  • singleton, object /
  • Sort button /
  • Split button /
  • Stacked charts /
  • static text /
  • Status tab /
    • system, monitoring /
    • report service /
    • Batch report service /
    • Content manager service /
    • Report data service /
  • Subtotal button /
  • Summary button /
  • Suppress button /
  • Supress button /
  • Swap button /
  • system
    • performance tuning /

T

U

V

W

  • web-based reporting /
  • welcome page /

X

  • XML button /