Cognos 8 BI Report Studio: Author Reports with Multidimensional Data Course

Course Code: CO 06
Course Abstract: In this course you will build on your experience with Report Studio by applying dimensional techniques to reports through hands-on demos and workshops.
Audience: This is an intermediate course for Professional Report Authors working with multidimensional data sources.  You may have up to 12 students for the session.
Duration: 1 day
Learning Outcomes:

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.

Course Topics:

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) Optional
Answer client specific questions
Create real reports using client packages and data

Prerequisites:

You should complete:
Cognos 8 BI Report Studio (CO 01)

Availability of a conference room, projector and computers for each student(s) and trainer
The appropriate software installed on each student(s) computer prior to start of training.
Connection to your database from either ODBC or native driver

Note: All fields are required
At the present time we do not offer training for individuals or groups less then 6 individuals. We apologize for any inconvenience.


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