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Cognos 8 Developer's Handbook
We have put together a series of Cognos 8.2 training segments in specific areas for the Cognos 8.2 developer to jump start Cognos 8.2 usage.
This Cognos Developer's Handbook contains over 540 pages of valuable development information at your finger tips.
Each training segment chapter contains a series of screen shots and how to perform various Cognos 8.2 development /administration tasks. As we work with our various clients these "How To" questions seem to always get asked.
According to leading analysts, Business Intelligence (BI) has been a top priority for worldwide organizations over the past five years, and will continue to be a priority in the near future. With a global user base of millions, Cognos is known as a leading provider of Business Intelligence tools. Cognos’s latest release is Cognos 8 BI, a powerful suite of modules that share one common infrastructure for creating, managing, and deploying queries, reports, analyses, scorecards, dashboards, and alerts—all designed to support an organization’s Business Intelligence objectives.
A consultant with more than 20 years of Cognos BI and Data Warehouse experience, Don Sallot is an expert in helping organizations develop and implement Business Intelligence solutions. Don provides a step-by-step developer’s handbook for key development components. The Cognos 8 Developer’s Handbook relies heavily on screen images that demonstrate product workflow and available features; even readers who do not have “live” access to Cognos software can learn about it!
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Upon purchase, you will receive a download link to the Cognos 8 Developer's Handbook. We only ask that you do not distribute. Our Cognos 8 Developer's Handbook sells for $ 49.95. Buy Now for $ 49.95
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Cognos 8 Developer's Handbook Contents
| Training Segment Chapters | Description |
| Framework Manager 1 |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Create a new data model, Create a relationship between two query subjects, Create a filter, Edit performance governors, Create and publish a package |
| Cognos Connection 1 - Data Source Creation |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Create a data source that can be used throughout the Cognos environment. |
| Cognos Connection 2 - Backups |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Take an export of either the entire Cognos Content Store or just select items for backup purposes, Restore an exported backup. |
| Cognos Connection 3 - Object Security | In this training segment, you will learn to: Manage access permissions to an object based on a user’s group or role. |
| Cognos Connection 4 - Opening and Running a Report |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Navigate through folders in Cognos Connection, Run a report in multiple formats (HTML, PDF, Excel, etc.), Open an existing report in Report Studio |
| Cognos Connection 5 - Pages |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Create and customize a page in Cognos Connection, Share a single page with multiple users. |
| Report Studio 1 - Introduction |
•In
this training segment, you will learn to:
•Launch
Report Studio,
•Create
a simple list report,
•Save
a report.
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| Report Studio 2 - Sorting | In this training segment, you will learn to: Sort columns in a report. |
| Report Studio 3 - Grouping |
•In
this training segment, you will learn to:
•Group
columns in a report.
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| Report Studio 4 - Aggregates |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Aggregate columns in a report. |
| Report Studio 5 - Creating a Filter |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Create a basic row-level filter in a report. |
| Report Studio 6 - Formatting |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Format the coloring of a report, Format the data type of a field in a report, Select multiple items in a report simultaneously to save time, Change the text in a list column heading. |
| Report Studio 7 - Query SQL |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Manually create a new query in a report, Manually enter the SQL for a query, Add a container to a report, Use the ancestor button, Change the query associated with a container. |
| Report Studio 8 - Multiple Queries |
•In
this training segment, you will learn to:
•Create
and use multiple queries in a single report,
•Change
which package is associated with a report,
•Rename
a query,
•Create
and use a crosstab container.
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| Report Studio 9 - More Formatting |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Modify the floating property of an object, Create and use a table, Change the number of rows returned on a single page in a container, Use padding to add spacing between an object. |
| Report Studio 10 - Prompts |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Add a drop down list prompt to a report, Create and use a parameter. |
| Report Studio 11 - More Prompts |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Add a text box prompt to a report, Add a radio button prompt to a report, Customize a filter, Add search capability to a report. |
| Report Studio 12 - Prompt Pages |
•In
this training segment, you will learn to:
•Add
a prompt page to a report.
Assume that this report
took a long time to run.
To make the report more user-friendly, we will
move the prompt outside of report so that if the user
wants to see something other than the default, he
or she will not have to wait twice as long (once for the
report to run with the default value and then again for
the values they actually care about).
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| Report Studio 13 - Concatenation |
•In
this training segment, you will learn to:
•Add
a custom data item to a query,
•Use
concatenation to format a string,
•Use
custom HTML in a report
•Create
an e-mail link in a report.
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| Report Studio 14 - Variables |
•In
this training segment, you will learn to:
•Create
and use a Boolean variable,
•Create
and use a String variable,
•Highlight
exceptional rows in a list.
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| Report Studio 15 - Drill Through |
•In
this training segment, you will learn to:
•Create
a drill through from one report to another.
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| Report Studio 16 - Charts |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Create a new data item that formats an existing query item so that it is more meaningful, Create and use a chart in a report. |
| Report Studio 17 - Master Detail |
In this training segment, you will learn to: Create a Master Detail relationship in a report. |
| Report Studio 18 - Templates |
•In
this training segment, you will learn to:
•Create
a reusable report template,
•Insert
an image into a report.
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