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12 CPD hours
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Overview
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This course teaches experienced authors advanced report building techniques to enhance, customize, manage, and distribute reports. Additionally, the student will learn how to create highly interactive and engaging reports that can be run offline by creating Active Reports.
Create query models
Build a query and connect it to a report
Answer a business question by referencing data in a separate query
Create reports based on query relationships
Create join relationships between queries
Combine data containers based on relationships from different queries
Create a report comparing the percentage of change
Introduction to dimensional reporting concepts
Examine data sources and model types
Describe the dimensional approach to queries
Apply report authoring styles
Introduction to dimensional data in reports
Use members to create reports
Identify sets and tuples in reports
Use query calculations and set definitions
Dimensional report context
Examine dimensional report members
Examine dimensional report measures
Use the default measure to create a summarized column in a report
Focus your dimensional data
Focus your report by excluding members of a defined set
Compare the use of the filter() function to a detail filter
Filter dimensional data using slicers
Calculations and dimensional functions
Examine dimensional functions
Show totals and exclude members
Create a percent of base calculation
Create advanced dynamic reports
Use query macros
Control report output using a query macro
Create a dynamic growth report
Create a report that displays summary data before detailed data and uses singletons to summarize information
Design effective prompts
Create a prompt that allows users to select conditional formatting values
Create a prompt that provides users a choice between different filters
Create a prompt to let users choose a column sort order
Create a prompt to let users select a display type
Examine the report specification
Examine report specification flow
Identify considerations when modifying report specifications
Customize reporting objects
Distribute reports
Burst a report to email recipients by using a data item
Burst a list report to the IBM Cognos Analytics portal by using a burst table
Burst a crosstab report to the IBM Cognos Analytics portal by using a burst table and a master detail relationship
Enhance user interaction with HTML
Create interactive reports using HTML
Include additional information with tooltips
Send emails using links in a report
Introduction to IBM Cognos Active Reports
Examine Active Report controls and variables
Create a simple Active Report using Static and Data-driven controls
Change filtering and selection behavior in a report
Create interaction between multiple controls and variables
Active Report charts and decks
Create an Active Report with a Deck
Create an Active Report with 11.0 visualizations
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