1.

Introduction to cognos8

What is Cognos?
Previous versions of Cognos and major differences in the versions
User interfaces (web based/windows based)
Workflow in a Cognos Project
Architecture of Cognos 8 BI
Cognos TM1 and Planning

2. Cognos Connection

Manage Public Folders and My folders

Creating Portlets,
Creating a short cut and report views,
Schedule Management and multiple output versions
Setup security on packages and reports
Deployment and Migration of package/ reports

3. Query Studio

Query studio User Interface

Dimensional Package Vs relational package
Grouping, sectioning, list, cross tab, chart reports
Page breaks, running reports in multiple formats
Drill up & Drill down
Conditional Formatting

4. Report Studio

Report Studio user interface

Working with List, cross tab (nested, stacked), Charts, Repeater table,
Maps
Working with Prompts
Text Box
Value Prompt – single select & multi-select
Select & Search
Generated Prompts & Prompt Page
Interval Prompts
Cascading Prompts
Set Page breaks and running the report in multiple formats
No data contents
Working with Images
Master detail relationship
Report Bursting
Drill through
Query Calculation and layout calculation
 Conditional Format
Conditional Variables
Static Filters
Using Scripts in Report Studio
Working with Functions (Cognos & Vendor specific functions)
Drill ups and Drill down (Advanced drill concepts) – with DMR package
Query execution and performance tuning

5. Frame Work Manager

User interface
Work flow in Frame work Manager
Framework manager terminology
Different data source connections and how to create DSNs
Best practices with layered modeling
Importing the Query Subject
Applying the Model Filters and Query Subject filters
Setting the usage property for the query items
Working with Relationships and Cardinality
Setting the Determinants
Parameter maps
Session parameter
DMR Modeling – Dimensionally Modeled Relational Databases
Regular dimensions
Measure dimensions
Project validation
Query processing types
SQL Types
Working with OLAP Sources
Avoiding Loops, Cross joins
Advanced Modeling techniques and best practices
Creating a package and publishing

6. Analysis studio

Introduction to Multi dimensional Analysis

Analysis studio interface
Types of analysis
Rows, Columns and Context filters
Manipulating data
Types of crosstabs
Drill Up, drill down, down a level and UP a level
Charts
Swapping rows and columns
Top and Bottom, sorting
Suppress zeroes and nulls
Filter by value, filter by label
Hiding and excluding data
 Custom sets and saving custom sets
Calculations and summaries
Page breaks
Slice and Dice
Opening analysis in report studio

6. Event Studio

Event studio over view

Creating Event conditions
Assigning Tasks to the Agent
Managing the task Execution
Scheduling agents

7. Overview of Metric Studio

8. Transformer

Transformer user Interface

Work flow in Transformer
Creating the .pyi and .mdl files
Selecting the data sources
Creating Dimensions and Measure
Building a Power cube
Setting up the security
Refreshing the cube
Publishing the package the Cognos connection (from the Transformer,
from the .mdc file)
Briefly about the scripts for refreshing the cubes