Senturus experts answer questions raised at a Senturus webinar "IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features.” View the video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/active-reports-new-features-cognos-10-1-1/.
Topics include:
• Licenses
• Security/auditing
• Refresh with new data
• iPad questions
• Functionality questions
• Active Reports vs Report Studio techniques
• Bursting and drill-through
• Browsers
• More information and resources on Active Reports
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports: New Features Overview and Tips DemoSenturus
Learn how to develop a strategy for maximizing the benefits of IBM Cognos 10.1.1. View the video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/active-reports-new-features-cognos-10-1-1/.
Topics include defining the audience and knowing when to use Active Reports vs. standard reports. Three Active Report demonstrations include:
• New features of Cognos 10.1.1 for Active Report authors
• Creating an Active Report using a deck and data iterator
• Including an Active Report output in a Business Insight Workspace
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features: Questions & AnswersSenturus
Senturus experts answer questions raised by participants during the webinar, “IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features.” View the video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/active-reports-new-features-cognos-10-1-1/.
Topics included:
• Active Reports strategy: when to use Active Reports vs. standard reports
• Three Active Report demos: 1) creating an Active Report using a deck, 2) data iterators and swipe gestures and 3) including an Active Report output in a Business Insight workspace
• Review of new features of Cognos 10.1.1, along with an explanation of which features are included and which require license trade-up fees
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
IBM Cognos Report Studio Version 10 Tips and Tricks – Webinar Q & ASenturus
Senturus experts answer more than 25 question raised by participants during the Cognos Report Studio Version 10 Tips and Tricks webinar. View the recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/ibm-cognos-report-studio-version-10-tips-and-tricks/.
The webinar includes demos on
• How to use external data to expand the scope of reports
• Leveraging out-of-the-box maps to create customized regional displays
• Dynamically changing layouts based on report output formats (HTML vs. Excel.)
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Questions Log: Transitioning to Cognos Workspace AdvancedSenturus
Questions collected during Senturus’ webinar entitled, “Transitioning to Cognos Workspace Advanced.” View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/transitioning-to-cognos-workspace-advanced/.
In the webinar we provide an overview of the Cognos Workspace Advanced user interface and capabilities against both relational and dimensional data source. In addition, we compared and contrasted Workspace Advanced against Query and Analysis Studio, including a review of any current functionality gaps.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Answers to IBM Cognos Report Authoring QuestionsSenturus
Fundamentals of Cognos Report Studio and how these skills translate to Cognos Analytics 11. View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/beginning-cognos-report-authors-your-questions-answered/.
Learn the fundamentals of Cognos Report Studio plus how they translate to Cognos Analytics 11. This document answers the most common Report Studio questions and obstacles to adoption. In addition to valuable information about Cognos v10.x, we explore several areas of concern regarding changes to Cognos Analytics, aka version 11. Learn: 1) How to overcome the uncertainty of working with Report Studio, 2) Best practices for creating effective reports and 3) The fundamental authoring techniques, such as interactive prompts, simple calculations, complex expressions, visualizations, and drill-throughs.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
A Comparison of Power BI, Tableau & CognosSenturus
Our experts demo and compare data loading, data prep and building of dashboard visualizations in side-by-side dashboards. View an updated video recording with the newest features as of September 2019 and download this deck at: https://senturus.com/resources/comparison_of_power_bi_tableau_cognos/
Senturus offers a full spectrum of services for business analytics. Our resource library has hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
Questions Log: Installing Cognos BI 10.2.2Senturus
Questions collected during Senturus’ webinar entitled, “Cognos 10.2.2 Performance Tuning.” View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/installing-cognos-bi-10-2-2/.
In this webinar we review the following: 1) Cognos architecture and the individual components that can be installed in a single or multi-tiered environment, 2) The Cognos Configuration interface and what settings to modify, 3) Internet Information Services (IIS), including virtual directories, handler mappings, application pools and setting up your webpage and Cognos default security and 4) How to set up a third-party authentication provider.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Cognos Analytics Version 11 Questions AnsweredSenturus
Answers to over 75 questions asked by viewers during the preview of Cognos Analytics Version 11 webinar, hosted by Senturus. View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resource-video/preview-cognos-analytics-version-11/?rId=5136.
This webinar provided an overview of the changes and new functionality of the newest release in CA11. Highlights of the changes include: Interactive and personalized self-service reporting that provides answers without involving IT; No more multiple studios, just one clean, simple UI with intuitive functionality for reporting and dashboard needs; The added functionality of modeling on the web.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports: New Features Overview and Tips DemoSenturus
Learn how to develop a strategy for maximizing the benefits of IBM Cognos 10.1.1. View the video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/active-reports-new-features-cognos-10-1-1/.
Topics include defining the audience and knowing when to use Active Reports vs. standard reports. Three Active Report demonstrations include:
• New features of Cognos 10.1.1 for Active Report authors
• Creating an Active Report using a deck and data iterator
• Including an Active Report output in a Business Insight Workspace
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features: Questions & AnswersSenturus
Senturus experts answer questions raised by participants during the webinar, “IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features.” View the video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/active-reports-new-features-cognos-10-1-1/.
Topics included:
• Active Reports strategy: when to use Active Reports vs. standard reports
• Three Active Report demos: 1) creating an Active Report using a deck, 2) data iterators and swipe gestures and 3) including an Active Report output in a Business Insight workspace
• Review of new features of Cognos 10.1.1, along with an explanation of which features are included and which require license trade-up fees
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
IBM Cognos Report Studio Version 10 Tips and Tricks – Webinar Q & ASenturus
Senturus experts answer more than 25 question raised by participants during the Cognos Report Studio Version 10 Tips and Tricks webinar. View the recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/ibm-cognos-report-studio-version-10-tips-and-tricks/.
The webinar includes demos on
• How to use external data to expand the scope of reports
• Leveraging out-of-the-box maps to create customized regional displays
• Dynamically changing layouts based on report output formats (HTML vs. Excel.)
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Questions Log: Transitioning to Cognos Workspace AdvancedSenturus
Questions collected during Senturus’ webinar entitled, “Transitioning to Cognos Workspace Advanced.” View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/transitioning-to-cognos-workspace-advanced/.
In the webinar we provide an overview of the Cognos Workspace Advanced user interface and capabilities against both relational and dimensional data source. In addition, we compared and contrasted Workspace Advanced against Query and Analysis Studio, including a review of any current functionality gaps.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Answers to IBM Cognos Report Authoring QuestionsSenturus
Fundamentals of Cognos Report Studio and how these skills translate to Cognos Analytics 11. View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/beginning-cognos-report-authors-your-questions-answered/.
Learn the fundamentals of Cognos Report Studio plus how they translate to Cognos Analytics 11. This document answers the most common Report Studio questions and obstacles to adoption. In addition to valuable information about Cognos v10.x, we explore several areas of concern regarding changes to Cognos Analytics, aka version 11. Learn: 1) How to overcome the uncertainty of working with Report Studio, 2) Best practices for creating effective reports and 3) The fundamental authoring techniques, such as interactive prompts, simple calculations, complex expressions, visualizations, and drill-throughs.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
A Comparison of Power BI, Tableau & CognosSenturus
Our experts demo and compare data loading, data prep and building of dashboard visualizations in side-by-side dashboards. View an updated video recording with the newest features as of September 2019 and download this deck at: https://senturus.com/resources/comparison_of_power_bi_tableau_cognos/
Senturus offers a full spectrum of services for business analytics. Our resource library has hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
Questions Log: Installing Cognos BI 10.2.2Senturus
Questions collected during Senturus’ webinar entitled, “Cognos 10.2.2 Performance Tuning.” View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/installing-cognos-bi-10-2-2/.
In this webinar we review the following: 1) Cognos architecture and the individual components that can be installed in a single or multi-tiered environment, 2) The Cognos Configuration interface and what settings to modify, 3) Internet Information Services (IIS), including virtual directories, handler mappings, application pools and setting up your webpage and Cognos default security and 4) How to set up a third-party authentication provider.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Cognos Analytics Version 11 Questions AnsweredSenturus
Answers to over 75 questions asked by viewers during the preview of Cognos Analytics Version 11 webinar, hosted by Senturus. View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resource-video/preview-cognos-analytics-version-11/?rId=5136.
This webinar provided an overview of the changes and new functionality of the newest release in CA11. Highlights of the changes include: Interactive and personalized self-service reporting that provides answers without involving IT; No more multiple studios, just one clean, simple UI with intuitive functionality for reporting and dashboard needs; The added functionality of modeling on the web.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Learn how to create custom landing pages in Cognos Analytics. See how Portal Tabs have been integrated into the new Glass UI of Cognos Analytics, how to set them up, and the pitfalls and work-arounds required to use this re-introduced feature. View the video recording and download this deck at: https://www.senturus.com/resources/cognos-analytics-portal-tabs-are-back/.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
Cognos Analytics V11: Tips for Developers and AdministratorsSenturus
Learn to use data modules to blend data, quickly create stunning dashboards, avoid gaps moving from portal tabs to Cognos Analytics 11. View the webinar video recording and download this deck:http://www.senturus.com/resources/transitioning-to-cognos-analytics-v11/.
We discuss how IBM Cognos developers and system administrators can seamlessly make the transition from Cognos BI v10 to Cognos Analytics. Dashboarding, data modules and administration in Cognos Analytics 11 are explained.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Our Favorite Admin Features in Cognos Analytics 11.1Senturus
Topics include: improved integration of admin capabilities, the new more efficient reporting UI, the ability to pin the context toolbar, pros and cons of the new visualizations, more robust data modules and update on releases and a roadmap for 11.0 and 11.1. View the video recording and download this deck at: https://www.senturus.com/resources/our-favorite-admin-features-in-cognos-analytics-11-1/.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
IBM Sr. Product Offering Manager, Michael Peter, answers participant questions about data tables, Cognos 11.1.7, Jupyter Notebooks, Report Studio, Excel, Framework Manager, Active Reports, Power Cubes, Dynamic Cubes, AI, dashboard and report features and more.
We can help you upgrade to a newer version of Cognos: https://senturus.com/ibm-cognos-upgrade-services/
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Questions collected during Senturus’ webinar entitled, “Tips for Intermediate Cognos Report Studio Authors.” View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/tips-for-intermediate-cognos-report-studio-authors/.
Chock full of tip-and-trick demonstrations, this webinar helps boost productivity and makes reports more dynamic. Continuing our Beginning Cognos Report Studio Author webinar series, this session is ideal for users with a grasp of the Cognos platform and report building basics. Albert Valdez, Vice President of Learning Solutions at Senturus, provides a number of demonstrations using the Cognos BI version 10.2.2
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Demos of the new reporting interface in Cognos Analytics 11. View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/demo-report-authoring-cognos-analytics/.
We show you how authoring works in Cognos Analytics 11 and how it contrasts to Cognos BI 10. We go deep on various aspects of report creation including: new vs. legacy templates, adding new report data, creating calculations, new data discovery features, new OLAP features.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
The New Reporting Experience in IBM Cognos Analytics: Demos of Our Favorite N...Senturus
Step-by-step demos of the Cognos Analytics new reporting interface. You’ll learn how authoring and report consumption work in Cognos Analytics and what’s changed from Cognos BI version 10. Other topics include: new features for consumers and authors, the integration of data discovery and report authoring and how interactive report consumption can cause unexpected behavior with OLAP data.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
IBM Cognos Analytics Reporting vs. Dashboarding: Matching Tools to Business R...Senturus
Learn the benefits and differences in functionality between Cognos reports and dashboards, the best place for experimental data discovery and what data modules and stories are. View the video recording and download this deck at: https://www.senturus.com/resources/cognos-analytics-dashboards-or-reports/
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
Cognos Analytics 11.1 – Overview of New Features & Demos of Oct 2018 ReleaseSenturus
See demos of now this AI-infused release improves ease of use, data exploration, governance and reporting. View the video recording and download this deck at: https://www.senturus.com/resources/cognos-analytics-11-1-overview-of-major-new-release/
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
Oracle released PeopleTools 8.56 with more new features in the last year 2017 that are mean a lot to the PeopleSoft customers to increase their ROI in PeopleSoft. Learn the contrast between the PeopleTools 8.55 and 8.56.
We compare Cognos dashboards and reports, breakdown the differences in their functionality and show where each is best applied. View this on-demand webinar loaded with demos: https://senturus.com/resources/cognos-analytics-dashboards-or-reports/
Senturus offers a full spectrum of services in business intelligence and training on Tableau, Power BI and Cognos. Our resource library has hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
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Answers to the questions asked during the Data Acquisition & Storytelling in Cognos Analytics webinar. This demo-packed session shows the differences and benefits of data modules, data sets and data servers. View the video webinar recording: http://www.senturus.com/resources/data-acquisition-storytelling-in-cognos-analytics/
This Cognos Analytics demo bonanza teaches you how to: upload your personal data, connect to centralized data assets like SQL Server, link data sources using lightweight modeling tools and use existing packages to tell stories using dashboards and intuitive visualizations.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
Demos of Cognos 11.2 new features such as dashboard performance Improvements, new home page customizations and onboarding experience, improved search functions, enhancements to AI assisted data exploration, natural language generation, natural language questions and new automated statistical forecasts. Watch the demos and download this deck at: https://senturus.com/resources/whats-new-in-cognos-analytics-11-2-0/.
Senturus offers a full spectrum of services across the BI stack plus training on Power BI, Cognos and Tableau. Our resource library has hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: http://www.senturus.com/senturus-resources/.
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Learn about the various IBM Cognos Active Reports features and how they can be used to create and distribute interactive reporting applications. See how the latest capabilities of this powerful reporting solution improve your business insight, empower all your business users to be more productive, and help your organization gain sustained competitive advantage.
Learn more: www.CognosEducation.com
IBM Cognos 10.2.2 New Features for Professional AuthorsSenturus
IBM Cognos 10.2.2 provides a number of added features for professional report authors. View the webinar video recording and download this deck: http://www.senturus.com/resources/ibm-cognos-10-2-2-new-features-professional-authors/.
The webinar covers the following topics: 1) New look and feel of IBM Cognos BI 10.2.2 Report Studio, 2) How to tailor the authoring experience via user interface profiles, 3) Improved templatization using style references, 4) More productive Active Report development using live preview and 5) Enhanced visualizations and greater control of visualization properties.
Senturus, a business analytics consulting firm, has a resource library with hundreds of free recorded webinars, trainings, demos and unbiased product reviews. Take a look and share them with your colleagues and friends: http://www.senturus.com/resources/.
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Senturus offers a full spectrum of services for business analytics. Our Knowledge Center has hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: https://senturus.com/resources/
Learn how to improve the performance of your Cognos environment. We cover hardware and server specifics, architecture setup, dispatcher tuning, report specific tuning including the Interactive Performance Assistant and more. See the recording and download this deck: https://senturus.com/resources/cognos-analytics-performance-tuning/
Senturus offers a full spectrum of services for business analytics. Our Knowledge Center has hundreds of free live and recorded webinars, blog posts, demos and unbiased product reviews available on our website at: https://senturus.com/resources/
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We walk through the installation and configuration steps for a Cognos 11.2.1 upgrade. Just some of the topics we cover include: how installer got smarter, upgraded hardware requirements, backing up and preserving files, upgrade strategy and themes and extensions. See the recording and download this deck: https://senturus.com/resources/tips-for-installing-cognos-analytics-11-2-1/
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Learn the basics to get started using Python with Power BI. We show you how to set up the software and what libraries are needed. Learn how to use Python scripts to create data, connect to an existing data source, build a report and transform data with Power Query Editor.
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Learn what makes for good report navigation and why. Discussion and demos include bookmarks, insertable objects and publishing. Watch the demos and download this deck at: https://senturus.com/resources/power-bi-report-navigation/
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Learn how to shrink the time it takes to do Cognos migrations and consolidations by 90%. Our new Migration Assistant programmatically decodes and inventories Cognos content. it surfaces needed details about lineage, usage and more. See the video and download this deck: https://senturus.com/resources/streamline-cognos-migrations-and-consolidations/
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See demos of the new features in Cognos 11.2.1, including more affordable pricing; expanded visualizations: more properties, donut chart, 3D maps; tabbed report performance improvements and Windows app for consuming Active Reports. View the recording and download this deck at: https://senturus.com/resources/whats-new-in-cognos-11-2-1/
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Planning for a Power BI Enterprise DeploymentSenturus
Learn what’s involved in rolling out Power BI for maximum performance and user adoption. Six considerations to take into account before you deploy including people, process, technology and cost.
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Empowering the Data Analytics Ecosystem: A Laser Focus on Value
The data analytics ecosystem thrives when every component functions at its peak, unlocking the true potential of data. Here's a laser focus on key areas for an empowered ecosystem:
1. Democratize Access, Not Data:
Granular Access Controls: Provide users with self-service tools tailored to their specific needs, preventing data overload and misuse.
Data Catalogs: Implement robust data catalogs for easy discovery and understanding of available data sources.
2. Foster Collaboration with Clear Roles:
Data Mesh Architecture: Break down data silos by creating a distributed data ownership model with clear ownership and responsibilities.
Collaborative Workspaces: Utilize interactive platforms where data scientists, analysts, and domain experts can work seamlessly together.
3. Leverage Advanced Analytics Strategically:
AI-powered Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like data cleaning and feature engineering, freeing up data talent for higher-level analysis.
Right-Tool Selection: Strategically choose the most effective advanced analytics techniques (e.g., AI, ML) based on specific business problems.
4. Prioritize Data Quality with Automation:
Automated Data Validation: Implement automated data quality checks to identify and rectify errors at the source, minimizing downstream issues.
Data Lineage Tracking: Track the flow of data throughout the ecosystem, ensuring transparency and facilitating root cause analysis for errors.
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IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features: Questions & Answers
1. Questions Log for Senturus’
IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New
Features Webinar
March 08, 2011
Helping Companies Learn From the Past,
Manage the Present and Shape the Future
2. The questions in this log were collected during Senturus’ webinar
entitled IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features.
To see a recording of the original webinar or download the slide deck, go to
http://info.senturus.com/2012-03-08-Active-Reports-registration-landing.html
Original Webinar Description:
IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features Webinar
During this webinar, Senturus explains the Active Reports strategy: when to use Active Reports vs Standard Reports. Three
Active Report demonstrations are included: creating an Active Report using a deck, data iterators and swipe gestures and
including an Active Report output in a Business Insight workspace. The webinar begins with a review of the other major new
features of Cognos 10.1.1 and clearly explains which features are included at no additional charge and the cost of those that
require license trade-up.
3. Table of Content
Licenses
Security / Auditing
Refresh with new data
iPad Questions
Functionality Questions
Active Reports vs Report Studio techniques
Bursting and Drill-Through
Browsers
More information / resources on Active Reports
Our Webinar Presentation Slide Deck and Play Back
Training
4. Licenses
Q: What level of license gives access to the external data access?
A: External Data access comes with the Advanced Business Author license.
Q: What is "PVU" license?
A: PVU is CPU based licensing. PVU is a rating of the power of the CPU(s) in your
Cognos server. If you license based on PVU you can put as many users as you want
on the application, you don't have to count users and license each one as named
users.
Q: Does Cognos consider Laptop as mobile devices i.e. qualify for Mobile
Consumer License? We have bunch of regional managers that only use
laptops and they are constantly on the road. So I am thinking, do they need full
consumer license or just mobile consumer ( half the price ).
A: I can send you a document with more description around the user roles. It will all
depend on the level of access they need. If they only access reports through the
mobile server then they could use the mobile consumer. If they also need to go onto
Cognos Connection when they are connected and interact with content then they
would need consumer licenses
Q: Can you please clarify PowerPlay licensing? There is no PowerPlay Studio
on the list. Is it gone?
A: It does not appear that in standard practice new customers are able to license
PowerPlay in Cognos 10. However, there are many PowerPlay options available for
existing PowerPlay customers to continue to use PowerPlay functionality within the
Cognos 10 environment.
5. Security/Auditing
Q: Can we Disable Active Reports based on User Class?
A: Active Reports is not included in the Capabilities options, so there is no easy way to
disable the ability to create Active Reports to restrict the authoring. You can disable
Consumption of Active Reports at the content level: In the ‘Set Properties’ of the Active
Report or folder level, in the ‘Permissions’ tab, you can exclude users on the permissions
from execute or view.
Q: One of the reasons that we host our solutions in the Cognos BI portal is the
ability to set up auditing that will let us know which reports have been run, as well
as when and how often they are run, etc. Can the consumption of Active Reports
be audited in a meaningful way?
A: If an Active Report is run from Cognos Connection, there will be an entry in the audit
database that the report was run. Once it is distributed, we lose track of that through
auditing. Just like with PDF/Excel output, we can’t track who uses the report after it
leaves the system. An Active Report, like PDF/Excel output, gets stale after a certain
amount of time. If a report is being used, it is re-executed at some frequency of time
(daily, weekly, monthly) and the report executions can be tracked in the audit database.
6. Security/Auditing Continued..
Q: I have developed two Active Reports using Cognos 10.1 and my practice
head raised question how this can be secured?
A: Since Active Reports are essentially disconnected files, you need to secure them
from a file accessibility level. Much like file level security is utilized to control file
access to any sensitive Excel files.
Q: How can you control the life of the Active Report after it has been sent to the
user?
A: Once it is off-line, it is off of the application and cannot be tracked – similar to
PDF/Excel output. Each time it is executed, it is tracked in the audit database. Active
Reports are intended to be consumed as individual files.
7. Refresh with new data
Q: Can the downloaded Active Report be refreshed with new data?
A: Once an Active Report has been downloaded it is disconnected from the data
source and would need to be run again to be refreshed with new data. You will need
to re-run the report within the Cognos Connection portal and then re-download the
report.
Q: Do we have to run the Active Reports everyday and send to mobile
devices?
A: Yes, the Active Reports need to be rerun as frequently as is necessary and sent
to mobile devices. There are two methods to distribute to mobile devices: either
scheduling or bursting which transfers the report output to the mobile device as soon
as the user logs in, or the user can run a report from the native iPad application.
Q: How can we update the data in the Active Reports?
A: You would have to go back to Cognos Connection and run the report to refresh
the data.
Q: If the Active Report is updated, will it pick up in Business insight?
A: You can host Active Reports into Business Insight workspaces and the updated
Active Report is picked up.
8. iPad Questions
Q: Can the iPad view Business Insight reports?
A: Yes, the iPad can view Business Insight reports. The iPad is not limited to just
Active Reports. Any BI content which has been developed (Reports, Workspaces,
etc.) can be viewed in the iPad App. Active Reports without the iPad App cannot be
consumed because the iPad does not support .mht files.
Q: In the iPad example the Active Report that comes with the iPad application,
the UK Telco chart, in the upper left hand corner, has a pop out feature. How
does one implement the pop out functionality?
A: Using Cognos 10.1.1, the pop-out report feature you mention can be implemented
using a combination of the ‘Expandable and Collapsible Regions’ method and the
‘Absolutely Positioning Content’ method described in the Cookbook by using blank
cards in the deck and HTML item positioning. The Cookbook
URL:http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/cognos/reporting/active_report/
page593.html
9. Functionality Questions
Q: What program uses the icon for "Explore my Data" in the Cognos
Connection Environment on the screen?
A: Explore my Data launches Cognos Express Advisor.
Q: What is the difference between an iterator and a data iterator?
A: Anything with 'data' in front of the control is driven by data in a query. A non-data
control can have the control values manually created by simply typing them in.
Q: Is the ability to drop an Active Report on the workspace new in 10.1.1?
A: Yes. What used to be Business Insight dashboard in 10.1 is called Business
Insight Workspace in Cognos 10.1.1. The ability to drop a rendered Active Report on
the workspace is new in 10.1.1.
Q: What if we need to see more than one order method at a time?
A: There are other Active Report controls that allow for multiple selections (i.e. Data
Checkbox Group)
Q: Is there a way to resize a specific picture background for an Active Report
(for every resolution)?
A: You can set the chart’s Positioning ‘Size & Overflow’ property to a fixed size for
any device. It may be necessary to have multiple report versions for different
devices. Tabular data adjusts well to the available screen resolution, but non-tabular
objects such as charts need to have a fixed size rendering.
10. Functionality Questions Continued..
Q: Does Active Reports work with Relational Models?
A: Absolutely. Active Reports work with any supported data source types in Cognos
10.
Q: In the demo, I noticed in the chart object that you didn't have to include the
order method type in the layout? What made it work for the chart?
A: Filtering charts is a bit more involved than lists or crosstabs. Filtering a chart
happens through filtering a list or deck control and a master-detail relationship from
that control to your chart.
Q: In Cognos Connection, how do you download an Active Report to a PDF or
Excel since it is .mhtml file? If a customer interactively looked at the report and
found something they want to share with the team by downloading it to PDF,
can they do that?
A: There is no way to save an Active Report to PDF/Excel. The .mht file allows for
interactivity and itself can be shared just like any file and may encourage a different
sort of 'sharing' with the team. One way to collaborate on Active Reports is to add
comments to it after you add the Active Report and save it within a Business Insight
workspace and the next person can see and add to the comment thread.
11. Active Reports vs Report Studio techniques
Q: In the demo, you hid the order method type column in the list object. Could
you have just cut it instead so it stays in the query but not in the layout? Would
the connection have worked correctly if you had done that?
A: Active Reports work a bit differently than in a traditional Report Studio Report
where you would just have the data item in the query and include it in the 'Properties'
property. In an Active Report you would hide the column instead.
Q: Can Cognos perform variance reporting in Active Reports? Ex. variance to
prior year & YTD variance to prior year
A: Yes. You can create all of the same types of calculations you can create in any
Report Studio report.
12. Bursting and Drill-Through
Q: Can we burst based upon deck values?
A: Bursting works based on queries and data items. An Active Report can be burst
based on data deck values because they are associated with queries and data
items.
Q: During the upgrade from Cognos 8 to 10.1.1, will existing graphs and drill-
throughs be converted automatically yielding the same results as before?
A: When you upgrade from Cognos 8 to 10.1.1 the "legacy" charts will be used by
default but you can use the new charting engine by un-checking the "Use legacy
chart authoring" option in the Tools > Options area, under the ‘Advanced’ tab.
Q: Can we have drill-through functionality in Active Reports?
A: You can embed classical drill through definitions into Active Reports, which calls
up another report. For the user to be able to execute the drill-through, they have to
be connected to the Cognos server.
Q: Can we set up drill-through or links for the same report?
A: You can set up links which call up other features in the same stand-alone Active
Report, and the user would not need to be connected to the Cognos server.
13. Browsers
Q: What browsers will support Active Reports? -- Safari, ie, Firefox?
A: Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports are actively supported on IE 9 for Windows and
Firefox 4,5 for Linux, Windows, UNIX; and they are compatible with IE 7 and 8 on
Windows and Firefox 3.5, 3.6 for Linux, Windows, UNIX. Please see more details at
this website:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27021368#web_browser
Q: What browsers will support Cognos Mobile 10.1.1?
A: Cognos Mobile 10.1.1 supports Playbook Browser on BlackBerry Playbook 1.0,
Android Browser on Android 3 and 4 (as of Mobile 10.1.1 FP3), and Mobile Safari on
Apple iOS 4 and 5. Please see more details at this link:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27022474#browsers
Q: What browsers will support Cognos 10.1.1 - Chrome, Firefox?
A: Cognos BI 10.1.1 actively supports IE 9 on Windows and is compatible with IE 7,8
on Windows; it also actively supports Firefox 4, 5 on Windows, OS X, UNIX, Linux
and has varying compatibility/active support for Firefox 3.6, 3.5 based on
components used. Safari 5 is only actively supported for some components on OS X,
UNIX. Please see more details at this link:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27021368#web_browser
14. More information / resources on Active Reports
Q: What is the link for the Cognos Active Report Cookbook?
A: If the following link isn't working you can do a Google search for Cognos Active
Report Cookbook and it should be the first thing you see in the search results. The
link is:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/cognos/reporting/active_report/page
593.html
15. Our Webinar Presentation Slide Deck and Play Back
Q: Where can we download the presentation and view the playback?
A: The presentation slide deck and a recording of the presentation are available for
download by clicking here or go to the Senturus website (www.Senturus.com) and go
to the RESOURCES tab and select RECORDED WEBINARS, DEMOS &
WHITEPAPERS from the drop-down list.
The webinar is in the "IBM Cognos Business Intelligence" section and it's titled IBM
Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features.
16. Training
Q: Ok.. I'm already lost.... if someone like me.. brand new to Cognos needs to learn
from the ground up... where would you start? My company has not implemented the
software enterprise wide yet but need to learn software.
A: We understand. That happens a lot when people are new to Cognos. We have several
training options specifically for your situation. We offer a number of online classes to get
folks like yourself started, if you have a larger group we can offer it in a group setting as
well. You can find these courses on www.senturus.com under the resources tab and then
Training Course Schedule. For instance, if you will be writing reports we have a class called
Report Studio -- Beginning and Intermediate. You can see more details
at http://www.senturus.com/training_course_schedule.php
Q: Is there a course specifically designed to learn Active Reports?
A: Yes indeed! We have an Active Reports course scheduled for March 29. You can review
and register via http://www.senturus.com/training_course_schedule.php
17. Training Continued..
Q: What is the hardware requirement for your online class?
A: The system requirements for on-line classes are as follows: Remote attendees are
recommended to have two displays (monitors) so they can see both the training
presentation as well as their hands-on desktop simultaneously. Audio for attendees will be
via VOIP, so a PC Headset is recommended. Audio will also be available via teleconference
using a TOLL number. For the authoring courses which are browser-based, the IE browser
version 6 or higher on Windows platform (XP, Vista, Windows 7) is recommended. For
Cognos 10 authoring courses, IE browser version 7 or higher on a Windows platform is
recommended. For server-based courses (Transformer, FM, Metrics Designer), a Windows
platform and a high-speed Internet connection are recommended.
Q: What is the cost of these public training courses?
A: The public training courses is $595 per day. The prices are listed when you click on
'Learn More & Register' button. The prices are listed for each course at Senturus.com. Go to
the RESOURCES tab and select TRAINING COURSE SCHEDULE from the drop-down list.
Future courses are listed and updated regularly. Just click on the Learn More & Register link
to see the cost of the particular cost.
18. The questions in this log were collected during Senturus’ webinar
entitled IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features.
To see a recording of the original webinar or download the slide deck, go to
http://info.senturus.com/2012-03-08-Active-Reports-registration-landing.html
Original Webinar Description:
IBM Cognos 10.1.1 Active Reports New Features Webinar
During this webinar, Senturus explains the Active Reports strategy: when to use Active Reports vs standard reports. Three
Active Report demonstrations are included: creating an Active Report using a deck, data iterators and swipe gestures, and
including an Active Report output in a Business Insight workspace. The webinar begins with a review the other major new
features of Cognos 10.1.1 and clearly explains which features are included at no additional charge and the cost of those that
require license trade-up.