The New Reporting Experience in IBM Cognos Analytics: Demos of Our Favorite New Features

NEW REPORTING EXPERIENCE IN
IBM COGNOS ANALYTICS
Demos of Our Favorite New Features

• Introductions
• IBM Cognos Authoring
– A Brief History and Look Ahead
• IBM Cognos Analytics v11 Demo
– Favorite New Features
• Q&A and Senturus Overview
• IBM Cognos Analytics v11 Demo
– Using Templates to Create Basic Reports
– Exploring Data – deep dive into synchronized drill-down
(gotcha!)
• Q&A
• Additional Resources
Agenda
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REPORT AUTHORING WITH IBM COGNOS
A BRIEF HISTORY

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The IBM Cognos Author – Always Evolving
• Impromptu (late 1990s ~ 2003)
– Thick Windows client – major change series 7 to
CRN/Cognos 8
• ReportNet Report Studio (2003 ~ 2005)
– Early web-based authoring
• Cognos 8 Report Studio (2005 ~ 2010)
– More robust web-based authoring
• Cognos 10 Report Studio (2010 – present)
– Continued improvements
• Cognos Analytics Authoring (2016 - ????)
– Evolution of web-based authoring to modern, graduated
user experience
Migration

The IBM Cognos Author – The Fear
What to Expect
• Are my existing reporting skills going to become obsolete?
• What’s going to happen to existing reports?
How to Proceed
• Keep calm and author on!
• Continue learning!
• Come see what’s new!
• TAKE YOUR TIME!

The IBM Cognos Author – The Realities
Existing Authors
• Report Studio and Workspace Advanced Skills are 100%
still relevant
• Start to think about a truly “singular” authoring
experience
– No more Studios
– No more choosing EITHER pro authoring OR
ad-hoc/data exploration
Migrating to Cognos Analytics
• Still same basic architecture (more in future events)
• Report specifications support fully in-line upgrades (from
Report Studio and Workspace Advanced)
• Other areas – maybe not so painless, stay informed

DEMO #1: OUR FAVORITE NEW FEATURES
IN COGNOS ANALYTICS
GET UNDER THE HOOD OF V11

DEMO #2: AUTHORING AND DATA
EXPLORATION IN COGNOS ANALYTICS
GET UNDER THE HOOD OF V11

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The IBM Cognos Author – The Path Forward
• Keep Building Skills
– Continue to invest in training – Cognos 10 skills and
content will not become obsolete (Report Studio and
Workspace Advanced)
• Check out What’s New
– V11 New Features Training
– Experienced Authors? – Take a day to transition
– Senturus Resources
– YouTube
• Plan to Take Advantage of New Features
– Data modules & dashboarding
– Want a quick overview of the entire new environment?
– Take a full day, get hands-on including light authoring
– Short on time? Take a ½ day training to get a feel for what’s
new

Senturus
Overview of IBM Cognos Analytics Training
Suggested Attendees by Role
New Professional Authors
Professional Authoring with IBM
Cognos Analytics (2 – 10 days total)
Business Authors/Analysts
IBM Cognos Analytics Overview and
Self-Service Authoring (1 day)
Consumers
Senturus Classes
IBM Cognos Analytics OLAP Data
Exploration (1 day)
IBM Cognos Self-Service Analytics
with Dashboards and Data Modules
(1 day)
Tools Used
ReportingReportingData Modules,
Dashboarding
Optional – OLAP Only
IBM Cognos Analytics Overview and New
Features Jumpstart (1/2 day)
Existing Professional Authors
Professional Authoring with IBM
Cognos Analytics (2 – 10 days total)
Reporting

Announcing: Computer-Based Training for Large
Groups
• Senturus computer based training (CBT) option for
companies that have more than 100 employees
requiring training on the same business analytics topic
• Current CBT course offerings (don’t see a topic you
need? let us know, we can develop the course)
– IBM COGNOS ANALYTICS OVERVIEW AND NEW FEATURES
(JUMPSTART)
– IBM COGNOS SELF-SERVICE ANALYTICS WITH DASHBOARDS AND
DATA MODULES (JUMPSTART)
– IBM COGNOS ANALYTICS (V11) NEW FEATURES FOR EXPERIENCES
AUTHORS (JUMPSTART)
• The Jumpstart series courses are designed to be light
and provide a basic proficiency with the relevant tools
(not mastery)

Answers to Questions Asked by Viewers
During the Webinar
QUESTIONS LOG

Q&A: New Reporting Experience in IBM Cognos
Analytics: Demos of Our Favorite Features
Q: Do you have any idea what IBM has planned for Metric Studio going
forward? I understand they are dropping Cognos BI 10.2.2, but do they
have plans for the future?
A: Although IBM has announced an end of service (EOS) date for
10.2.2 as of April, 2018, IBM will still continue to support use of this
version indefinitely. There are no plans to replace Metric Studio on
the new Cognos Analytics v11 platform.
Q: What happens to the report source definition when users modify
the report display? Does it overwrite the "shared" copy for all users?
A: As long as the source entry is protected, users will not be able to
overwrite it, they will have to save their modifications as separate
entries in their personal or shared folder in which they have
permissions to write.

Q: Do you have any idea what IBM has planned for Metric Studio going
forward? I understand they are dropping Cognos BI 10.2.2, but do they
have plans for the future?
A: Although IBM has announced an end of service (EOS) date for
10.2.2 as of April, 2018, IBM will still continue to support use of this
version indefinitely. There are no plans to replace Metric Studio on
the new Cognos Analytics v11 platform.
Q: Is the licensing different in Cognos Analytics to be able to "edit on
the fly?”
A: These types of edits can be made with all user type licenses.
Q: Is an authoring license required in Cognos Analytics?
A: All authorized users will have access to all the capabilities in v11.

Q: How does the administrator load visualizations in Cognos Analytics?
A: Same as always, go to the Administration console and from the
library you can upload the Viz files just like in Cognos BI 10.2.2.
Q: Is Query Studio still available in Cognos Analytics? Is there a "drop-
dead" date for its deprecation?
A: Yes, Query Studio is still available, but is pulled into a separate tab
using the Cognos BI 10.2.2 interface. IBM was going to deprecate it
when v11 came out, but then they allowed it to be pulled in a
separate tab.
Q: Can the colors in the bars be changed on a chart in Cognos
Analytics?
A: Yes, the colors in the bars can be changed. We're surprised Cognos
has not changed the default colors, but at least you can update them.

Q: Is the Cognos Analytics demo version 6?
A: The demo is 11.0.5.
Q: Is it possible to open an Active Report in an iframe? And if so, how
is it done?
A: An Active Report output is a .mht file. We don’t see why it couldn’t
be rendered as an iframe as long as the target browser will support
the MHT. How you do this depends on whether you want to have the
report called to be run and then placed in the iframe; otherwise, you
would just take the MHT output and host it, and have the iframe call
that file.
Q: How do I set the revenue ranges and colors on the map?
A: This depends on the type of map being used. You can control the
palette using the legacy maps easily; however, the RAVE v1 maps are
less functional in this area.

Q: Do I need to import any kind of visualization to have maps within a
report using Cognos Analytics?
A: The default install will provide some RAVE 1.0 maps. You can
access the entire visualization library at:
https://www.ibm.com/communities/analytics/cognos-analytics-
blog/cognos-business-intelligence-cognos-analytics-all-visualizations/
Q: Does the admin console still show Query Studio and Report Studio
in Cognos Analytics?
A: Report Studio and Cognos Workspace DO NOT EXIST in Cognos
Analytics. You can still access Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Event
Studio and Cognos Workspace in v11.
Q: Is there a way to change the look and feel of Cognos Analytics like
Cognos BI 10 and 8?
A: No. The UI is a complete re-write.

Q: How do I hide the edit for people who are not intended to see the
pencil icon to edit the report?
A: You set permissions for capabilities the same way as in Cognos BI
10.2.2 via the administration console. You set the policies for entries
and folders via the portal, the same way as in v10.
Q: Will Cognos Analytics version 7 ship this month? What major new
features will be in it?
A: We are told release 7 will ship by the end of July, but we don’t
have a hard date. Final features are not yet announced, but as soon
as they are, Product Manager Nic Leduc will be joining us for a
webinar sometime in August.
Q: Are there any known limitations to web browsers concerning
authoring of reports with Cognos Analytics? What possible add-ins are
required?
A: Not that we’ve found.

Q: Has Senturus covered other Cognos Analytics topics?
A: Yes, related webinar recordings you might be interested in include:
Data Acquisition & Storytelling in Cognos Analytics
http://www.senturus.com/resources/demo-report-authoring-cognos-analytics/
Using Query Explorer in Cognos Analytics
http://www.senturus.com/resources/using-query-explorer-in-cognos/
Under the Hood with Cognos Analytics R5
http://www.senturus.com/resources/under-the-hood-with-cognos-analytics-r5/
Cognos Analytics: March 2017 Enhancements
http://www.senturus.com/resources/cognos-analytics-march-2017-enhancements/
Preparing for Cognos Analytics V11
http://www.senturus.com/resources/preparing-for-cognos-analytics-v11/

Q: What is the difference between professional and self-service
authoring?
A: Professional authors are typically tasked with the heavy-lifting
associated with developing more sophisticated reports that are
delivered to a wide audience. These are sometimes referred to as
“standard” or “operational” reports. These reports have sophisticated
features such as built-in prompts, complex calculations and
aggregations, and other functionality that require specialized skills
typically acquired after many days of formal training and hundreds of
hours of practical experience. Self-service users are typically
consumers of standard reports that want to expand their investigation
using existing reports as a starting point. Self-service users may evolve
into the authoring role, but typically won’t need the full breadth of
capabilities available to professional authors.

Q: I see you are using Firefox for the Cognos Analytics demo, is that the
best browser to work in?
A: The browser you use is really a personal preference. We have found
most of people at Senturus prefer Chrome, but Firefox works great for
everything.
Q: How would you compare the Cognos Analytics update to Tableau?
A: We believe there are places in most enterprise environments for
both of the tools. Cognos has many things it does well that are not done
as well in Tableau and vice-versa. We have an on-demand webinar
addressing a similar subject: Enterprise BI Platforms vs Self-Service
Analytics Tools: http://www.senturus.com/resources/enterprise-bi-
platforms-vs-self-service-analytics-tools/

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