Current Cognos8 Courses
We believe in showing users practical solutions that will allow them to perform efficient and effective reporting. Half-day, one and two day courses provide clients with the expertise they need to work productively with these business intelligence products. All courses include technical tips, demonstrations and independent exercises. Please contact us for more information about these courses or the development of a new course for your business.
Cognos 8 Reporting on the Web [Download Outline]
This two-day course introduces basic and intermediate reporting techniques with Cognos’® Report Studio. Basic topics include Cognos Connection, designing simple queries, charts, grouping, filters, prompts, calculations and more. Intermediate topics include formatting, conditional formatting, multi-query reports, drill through reports and more. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops.
Cognos 8 Advanced Reporting on the Web [Download Outline]
This two-day course provides advanced techniques with Cognos’® Report Studio. Topics include the Query Explorer, bursting reports, advanced prompting, drill throughs, importing and exporting XML, and more. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops.
Cognos 8 Queries on the Web [Download Outline]
This 1/2 to one day course introduces basic querying techniques with Cognos’® Query Studio. Topics include Studios, Cognos Connection, designing simple queries, grouping, filters, prompts, charts, calculations, formatting reports, conditional formatting running reports, and more. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops.
Cognos 8 Analysis on the Web [Download Outline]
This one day course introduces analytical techniques with Cognos’® Analysis Studio. Topics include Cognos Connection, changing rows, columns and measures; filters, drill down, charts, nesting, and advanced techniques. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops.
Building Multidimensional Information Systems Using PowerPlay [Download Outline]
This two-day course teaches clients how to create and maintain PowerPlay cubes in Transformer. Intended for administrators, this course’s topics include designing a Transformer model, adding data sources, customizing the model for end users, creating sub-cubes and more. The course format includes lecture, instructor-led exercises and independent workshops.