Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
> Author reports that navigate and manipulate dimensional data structures using specific dimensional functions and features available in Report Studio.
Cognos 8 BI Report Studio: Author Reports with Multidimensional Data (1 Day)What is OLAP / Dimensionally Modeled data? Tools for Dimensional Reporting Analysis Studio Query Studio Report Studio Dimensions, Levels, Hierarchies and Members Dimensional vs. Relational reporting Dimensional Report Design Calculations Traditional Functions Dimensional Functions Family Functions Filters / Slicers Tree Prompts Context Page breaks Report Templates
Workshop (1 day) OptionalAnswer client specific questions Create real reports using client packages and data
You should complete: Cognos 8 BI Report Studio (CO 01)
Availability of a conference room, projector and computers for each student(s) and trainerThe appropriate software installed on each student(s) computer prior to start of training.Connection to your database from either ODBC or native driver
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